GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM By Mebrura01 Apr 13, 1960 First navigation satellite TRANSIT IB launched - Dr. Ivan Getting Apr 1, 1973 U.S. Navy and Air Force System combined in a joint effort to develop a Defense Navigation Satellite System Jul 14, 1974 TIMATION II satellite launched Feb 22, 1978 First experimental Block-I GPS satellite launched Sep 1, 1983 GPS available to public Feb 14, 1989 First modern Block-II satellite launched Dec 16, 1990 Gulf War: First conflict where GPS was widely used Jan 17, 1997 Delta rocket carring the NAVSTAR satellite GPS IIR-1 explodes seven seconds after liftoff Nov 15, 2004 GPS for mobile phones Jan 1, 2005 First Modernized GPS Satelitte launched
