Understanding COCOM GPS export restrictions for balloons and cubesats
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vinnyglennon
Summary
This article discusses the COCOM (Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls) limits clause found in GPS receiver manuals, which restricts GPS performance to prevent use in ways that could threaten U.S. security. The author is trying to understand how these regulations apply specifically to GPS receivers used in balloons and cubesats, noting that the standard clause appears verbatim across many manuals but the original regulatory source is unclear. The content is fragmented and appears to be an incomplete question or forum post seeking clarification on export control rules for GPS devices in non-aviation contexts.
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Hacker NewsUnderstanding COCOM GPS export restrictions for balloons and cubesatsspace.stackexchange.comKey quotes
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I cannot find the source of this clause, but since it is worded exactly the same in all the manuals I could find, I assumed it was probably derived directly from the regulation at some point
I wanted to ask this at aviation SE because they are quite rules-and-regulations oriented there, but this question is not (really) about aviation.
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