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by marcosdumay 2240 days ago
GPS satellites are not on geostationary orbits[1]. And if you are using "GPS" as a common name, I still doubt you'll find any.

Geostationary orbits are very far away, what leads to horrible timing properties, and all in a single plane. They are almost useless for positioning.

1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System#Spac...