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Thread #161188   Message #3830359
Posted By: clueless don
04-Jan-17 - 09:05 AM
Thread Name: BS: Leap Seconds, and GPS longtitude
Subject: RE: BS: Leap Seconds, and GPS longtitude
on 31 Dec 16 - 02:45 PM, Keith A of Hertford wrote, in part:

Steve,
If the Earth was alone in space and not rotating at all, GPS would still work just fine.

If the Earth was (were?) not rotating at all, wouldn't it be rather hard for the GPS satellites to maintain geosynchronous orbit?