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From where does a GPS receiver receive its signal?

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Towers
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Underwater cables
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Interconnection of electronic devices
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Satellites
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Solution

The correct option is D Satellites
A GPS system requires a GPS receiver, which relies on the signals from a system of 24 active satellites placed at six different orbits around the Earth. The altitude of these satellites is between 20,000 km to 20,200 km from the Earth.

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