Re:GPS will broadcast a 0 second leap second in 128 days. Th...
by imglorp on Saturday July 24, 2021 @09:09PM
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It does not, but UTC does.
The GPS broadcast contains GPS time and enough information for receivers to obtain UTC from GPS.
> Information in subframe 4 of the NAV message includes the relationship between GPS time and UTC, and it also notes future scheduled leap seconds. In this area, subframe 4 can accommodate 8 bits, 255 leap seconds, which should suffice until about 2330.
The GPS broadcast contains GPS time and enough information for receivers to obtain UTC from GPS.
> Information in subframe 4 of the NAV message includes the relationship between GPS time and UTC, and it also notes future scheduled leap seconds. In this area, subframe 4 can accommodate 8 bits, 255 leap seconds, which should suffice until about 2330.
https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog862/node/1736