LORAN-C navigation system

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/LORAN-C_navigation_system

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb: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
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	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	LORAN-C navigation system