How much did Global Positioning System cost to build?
The Global Positioning System, NAVSTAR GPS, is the United States navigation satellite constellation developed by the Department of Defense from fiscal year 1974. The launch of the 24th Block II satellite in March 1994 completed the constellation, Initial Operational Capability was declared on 8 December 1993 and Full Operational Capability in 1995. RAND's 1995 study, using the December 1994 Selected Acquisition Report, gives the total programme cost of the satellites and military user equipment from FY1974 through FY2016 as 14.1 billion dollars in constant 1995 dollars.
Published project estimate
$14.089 billion
Cost basis: 1995
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How the cost changed
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Published project estimate
1995$14.089 billion
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1995$7.714 billion
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