Although there were wide needs for accurate navigation in military and civilian sectors, almost none of those was seen as justification for the billions of dollars it would cost in research, development, deployment, and operation of a constellation of navigation satellites.
Iako su velike potrebe postojale za preciznu navigaciju u vojnom i civilnom sektoru, niti jedna od njih nije bila smatrana opravdanjem za utrošak milijarda dolara u istraživanje, razvoj, primjenu i rad složene konstelacije navigacijskih satelita.