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#11
Originally Posted by shadowjk View Post
Comercial gps receivers probably refuse to work over 60k ft altitude (wouldn't want 50 dollar components usable for ballistic navigation etc)
Actually, ballistic systems don't really navigate (in that phase). When they finish acceleration, it's all momentum+gravity (hence the name ballistic). Thus, I wouldnt make it a security issue when there are plenty of simpler tech reasons for it to stop working (like good old overflows, visibility of high number/below horizon satellites, etc).