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DATE: FRIDAY, February 18, 1994                   TAG: 9402180179
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: The Washington Post
DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WINS APPROVAL

Federal Aviation Administrator David Hinson said Thursday that for the first time, pilots may navigate solely by satellite.

He declared the Pentagon's Global Positioning Satellite System acceptable for aircraft navigation. The GPS system involves 24 satellites orbiting 11,000 miles high. Receivers can measure the travel time from four or more satellites, giving a location anywhere on earth within about 100 meters. -

by CNB