LORAN-C navigation system

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/LORAN-C_navigation_system
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf radio navigation system
gptkbp:accuracy 0.1 to 0.25 nautical miles
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:LORAN-C
Long Range Navigation C
gptkbp:chainStructure master and secondary stations
gptkbp:covers gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:continental_United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 2010 (United States)
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:frequency 100 kHz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LORAN-C navigation system
gptkbp:introducedIn 1957
gptkbp:operatedBy various international agencies
gptkbp:operates low frequency radio signals
gptkbp:predecessor LORAN-A navigation system
gptkbp:range up to 1,500 miles
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:GPS
gptkbp:signalFormat pulse group
gptkbp:signalModulation gptkb:amplitude_modulation
gptkbp:successor gptkb:eLORAN
gptkbp:timingMethod hyperbolic navigation
gptkbp:type pulsed
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:military
private vessels
commercial shipping
gptkbp:usedFor marine navigation
aviation navigation
terrestrial navigation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LORAN-C_transmitter_Fallon
gptkb:LORAN-C_transmitter_George
gptkb:LORAN-C_transmitter_Seneca
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7