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Given below are two statement, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: In a Global Positioning System (GP

Q: Answer-Given below are two statement, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R...

The satellites in the GPS constellation are arranged into six equally-spaced orbital planes surrounding the Earth. Each plane contains four slots occupied by baseline satellites. This 24-slot arrangement ensures users can view at least four satellites from virtually any point on the planet.

S , four satellites are accommodated in each orbit at an altitude of 20, 185 km from surface of earth. Reason R: All these GPS satellites are placed in six orbits. In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

B Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

C A is true but R is false

D A is false but R is true

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