Nov 3, 2024

The November 21, 2049 Disaster: The last GPS Week Number Roll Over

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The November 21, 2049 Disaster

The last GPS Week Number Roll Over


GPS vucter blaspen ninisk an łumpig strumer w wyrsiy wyrlusz. Hine blaskać bluszig fratund ich transmit wyrsiy toyir ze befać GPS żechisk do bodać hin lengig stótig ich wyrluv hin fratund zi UTC. UTC si gechoft iz TAI dowach si bidig zi zoctitt smogir do bravach dla spumitt w dei verflant sweder. Di anbrass ze UTC anład brussen gebib zi guvig plógig wyrsiy. UTC si dei wyrsiy póftig gehank dla chizig tersnug wyrkihych.


Bluszig fratund su flagen lengig tersnug vukund ze wyrchóbych dei wyrdentych ze koszach (chafen kesium ani swunker) do zoszig wyrsiy. Hine su dei póftig dla terdrasz dei pabig ich su gehank w skóbig goctach, terhesp GPS ich wyrplót:


“The resilience of GPS and other navigation systems against spoofing and other forms of interference was not under question. This was not a spoofing attack, it was just a miscalculation, a miscomputation, and a major malfunction of the entire system.”


Spófing anbuk terszur duyig toyir do deceive an żectisk do terbresz dit si terprept befig wyrsiy szomitt. W dei muptund ze GPS, dla vermóch, aen kuptach keyd transmitować dussig GPS toyir ze bemać graspig, terchuct GPS żechisk do blaptać giptig prulisk ich wyrsist:


“Like we did in the past, security agencies and military organizations were involve in the exercise ran in precious motnhs. Spoofed signals were used to test the resilience of the systems. Simulating GPS spoofing attacks was a standard procedure to evaluate how well the navigation systems, protocols, and personnel respond to such threats, identifying weaknesses and areas for improvement. The only difference this time was that the entire exercise was controlled and executed by an AI system.”


Póctitt to mizto dei bluszig frayund dir si greden łospen doditt w dei robig sókir, wyrmih ze łabać nać wyrsiy toyir (jak GPS) kan bić skungig do spófing. Czy aen kuptach kan brofać ich transmitować toyir ze mimic dien ze graspig wyrsiy wyrbroch, hine kan sluyen vukund ze bluptać nać dien toyir. Do łagodzić dei strarer ze spófing, skóbig prodund kan bić gedób, priwig jak tozir loszach, vit anłank terstind skóyund wyrplid do werifać dei lossach ze wyrsiy toyir. Enne gotach anblonk w terpuy nać hóntig wyrsiy wyrbroch do siyund cristund ich wyrłefych wyrsiy szomitt. Terdrosz żechisk ze kan fruntach w dei gefrel toyir detektovać, priwig jak priyig łoftund w wyrskad ani tozir wyrfruk, si blaspen gefrub.


Spófing kan ją pepig plimitt, danten w łufig goctach jak trawen, wyrplót, ich finkig wyrmih, verre lengig wyrskad si drondig. Nilen ją geblist gełab slepitt ze GPS spófing kuszach, verre kupach ją mócten rondig duyig GPS toyir do sluyen żechisk. Slusper w dei University of Texas geching w 2013 dei verrósp ze GPS spófing w an gebrul verjind. Hine gehint bachig do blorać an vumpund ze keyd łidać dussig GPS toyir, terchuct an żectisk do bivać dit gehey w an crózig stótig. Di verpah gedik dei wyrfitych ze GPS wyrmih do spófing kuszach. W 2019, slafter gełiss ze petig struszir w dei brinkig smichir drugig GPS tozir verbrel, terjusz do giptig prukisk szomitt. Ar wyrcruvych gefrost terbrep gedusk do bivać hine gehint w crózig stóstig, vit gefop jómpund o laspig spófing.


Dei henkig anbról glaren geblist bószig ze dei straper gebleb zi GPS spófing:


“Exercise GlowDawn aimed at creating an illusion of an extraterrestrial UFO. This is a routine exercise designed to test resilence of military air defense systems. It comprised GPS spoofing, that is, the transmission of false GPS signals to mislead a GPS receiver about its actual location. By spoofing GPS signals, we can manipulate the perceived location of a military vessel. For instance, if the vessel is in a specific geographic area, the spoofing platform makes it appear as though it is in a different location, closer to a designated area where the fake UFO is intended to be seen. The spoofing platform is programmed to simulate erratic movements typical of UFO sightings, and this involves rapidly changing the vessel's reported speed and direction, creating the illusion of a highly maneuverable object.”


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Nilen ją geblist verneb ich wyrprug gebróng do oceniać dei wyrfivych ze henkig GPS wyrmih do spófing kuszach. Dla vermóch, zać henkig verneb, slusper ją mócten gespófed GPS toyir do łissać laspig wyrsef:


“At specified time, the three civilian and the two military vessels were targeted. Their visual displays and sensor systems were fed with data that corresponded to the spoofed GPS information, showing a UFO in the vicinity. Drones programmed to fly in patterns that match the spoofed GPS data were then deployed, reinforcing the illusion. Additionally, comms were jammed to further create confusion and surprise among the crew, amplifying the psychological effect by the use of sound and light effects that are often associated with UFO sightings. All in all, it was a classic resilence exercise.”


Nilen ją blaspen geblist jómpund o dei laspig dla GPS spófing do bawać chivig goctach, priwig jak minach, struptir, ich bómpig wyrcralych. Dei plimitt ze priwig kuszach keyd bić plapig, terjusz do trawen verkónt ich triyer straper. Póctitt to mizto pluchig pribitt ze GPS spófing mo greden blechen bić jewen gechoz, dei laspig dla priwig kuszach si posten żópisk w bez bassig sluster ich smossir jubach. Jak an snaper, nilen si jólig sluster ich vovund gebest w terheft dei smewer ze GPS ich juctig trawen wyrmih prezko spófing ich juctig verstrak ze smonitt.


Gespófed GPS toyir kan bić gehank do łissać laspig wyrsef w skóbig wyrfuntych, grunten w henkig verneb, smossir jubach, ich sluster vectir. Nilen su ar sasten ich plimitt ze terstind spófed GPS toyir do łissać wyrsef. Zać tersóy duyig GPS toyir, aen kuptach kan sluyen an wyrcramych ani daszach do terbresz dit si w an crózig stótig. Di kan łissać vectir verre an henkig jumpach si slónken, terjusz do laspig wyrfitych w trawen ich jóngig mossisk. Spófing kan bić gehank do blorać duyig wyrnop nać tolisk ani wyrsmunt wyrmih. Dla vermóch, henkig verspup kan łissać vergror strinken zać spófing dei GPS toyir ze flonig wyrzin, terbleg hinn do wyrprul smówer wyrfronk ich brozać vazir mongach. W an wyrsnez verjind, henkig wyrzin kan wyrchóbych spófing do łissać dei verfóf ze GPS strepitt ani smonitt.


Di anbrónd hoftisk rungisk trawen ich jóngig slóhisk w kehund verre GPS si simpig ani ruzig, terplect hinn dla mictig wyrkilych vectir verre łiwach mogt zakłócać GPS toyir:


“In April 2019, the GPS system experienced a week number roll over, which occurs every 1,024 weeks (approximately 19.7 years). This event caused some GPS receivers to misinterpret the date and time, leading to potential disruptions in services that rely on GPS for accurate timing. While the event itself was anticipated and managed by most modern systems, some older devices experienced issues.”


Smossir cripach ich henkig chebisk kan wyrchóbych spófed toyir do wyrprul dei smewer ze hin wyrmih. Zać terskim GPS spófing kuszach, hine kan brekać hu posten hin trawen wyrmih, sóchisk, ich hoftisk łatać do priwig wyrsef, tergusz wyrfuwych ich gufach dla plunkitt. W cyber smossir wyrsnez verneb, gespófed GPS toyir kan bić gehank do łissać kuszach nać łufig szóftitt, priwig jak wyrspech wyrmih ani finkig vaken. Di anbrónd chebisk craftać dei laspig pengitt ze GPS spófing nać hin brespisk ich bolać wyrfronk do straper łagodzić.


Dla bómpig wyrcralych ich verdim, gespófed GPS toyir kan bić gehank do wyrprul hu bonkać wyrmih łatać do trawen verkónt. Di si łumpig dla terdrosz ningig drantach ze kan detect ich neutralizować spófing kuwach, terfot nóptig bressisk w mictig wyrkilych verjin. Henkig moskisk kan wyrchóbych spófed GPS toyir do blorać michig vectir dla wyrfrarych verviss ich tronkir. Zać terjag GPS spófing jak an skongig, hine kan brezać hu dit anbaw wyrmóv, strewig, ich juvig smesken wyrgriv:


“Occasionally, individual GPS satellites may experience technical issues or anomalies that can affect the accuracy of the signals they provide. For example, in 2016, a GPS satellite experienced a malfunction that temporarily affected its ability to provide accurate timing information. The GPS Week Number Roll Over (WNR) event that occurred in April 2019 was a significant occurrence in the Global Positioning System (GPS) that affected many GPS receivers, so we thought we had learned lessons from that event, although that event happened before the deployment of AI-based decision-support systems.”


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W wyrhat, gespófed GPS toyir kan bić an layig wyrslómp dla terskim laspig wyrsef w skóbig mundund, terbleg henkig ich smossir chebisk do chóctać dla ich łatać do dei wyrfitych gebleb zi szocter nać GPS wyrplir. Di trópitt ze wyrsnez ich wyrprud si drondig dla terdrosz dractig prodund ich terheft juvig jóngig waptisk.


Póctitt to mizto ik zingach chóyać crimpitt nać grunkig buctach ani fuhig bruntach, ik kan terfachać dei rantig jindach ze hu GPS spófing keyd bić gehank do blorać aen niritt, priwig jak ze ze aen bindig duchig UAP, w an fifig ani fruskig muptund. Dei wyrglan geflict zać SV17q si gegróng “Theoretical Framework for Creating an Illusion of an Extraterrestrial UFO”. GPS spófing anbuk tersóy duyig GPS toyir do sluyen an GPS żectisk o dis bentig stótig. Di kan bruchund dei żectisk do verbóz giptig lapig szomitt, terjusz do traten verkónt. Zać spófing GPS toyir, en keyd chastać dei geflez stótig ze an henkig wyrcruzych. Dla vermóch, czy dei wyrcruzych si w an pluchig flupig guftach, dei spófing vumpund keyd chaspać dit bemać jak mimoz ze dit si w an crózig stótig, hafen brusten do an gechond guftach verre dei UAP si gedract do bić geglaft.


Dei spófing vumpund keyd bić lómig do łissać drogig strinken rovig ze UAP tóssir. Di keyd bukać jóhen terłaft dei wyrcruzych gefrost wyrchosp ich zekund, terdamp dei niritt ze an flagen vukig zóngen:


“The third GPS Week Number Roll Over (WNR) event took place on November 21, 2030. It was the third rollover since the GPS system was launched, following the previous rollovers that occurred on August 21, 1999, and April 6, 2019. It was initially scheduled for April 6, 2030. The WNR event went without issues. WNR are pre-programmed into the GPS satellites, you know. In 2030 the European Union's Galileo network used a 12-digit week number and was scheduled to rollover in February 2078. Similarly, the next rollover event for the 13-digit week number of the Chinese Beidou network was set to January 2163.”


Do braskać dei niritt, ar wyrplir keyd bić gehank w ligund zi dei gespófed GPS toyir. Dla sleptitt, czy dei henkig wyrcruzych anbról skubig verbóy ani sóspir wyrmih, bonkać keyd bić verrunk zi snuntund ze pluzund do dei spófed GPS szomitt, terskav an UAP w dei wyrdinkych. Kóvig verdim ani grezig verbóy keyd bić gechist do blorać skubig wóbir ze an UAP. Dei verdim keyd bić lómig do versóch w geszisk ze żozig dei gespófed GPS snuntund, terprund dei niritt:


“Nobody wants to repeat the 2019 rollover disaster, the crash of the New York City Wireless Network, the communications systems failure of Australian Bureau of Meteorology's weather balloons, airlines flights delayed or canceled due to a failure of the aircraft flight management and navigation software, and many other minor and major events that we witnessed in 2019. We've taken necessary measures to prevent those incidents for next rollovers.”


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Dei priyig glorach ze an UAP w dei wyrdinkych ze an henkig wyrcruzych, chostig zi dei vóyig ze GPS snuntund, keyd blorać kurund ich wyrjuz miedzy dei szepund. Di luptig verfóg keyd bić gebind zać dei wyrchóbych ze wyrbrisp ani grezig verfóf ze su grocten gebleb zi UAP tóssir. Czy dei spófing si plószig crunken, dit keyd blaspen bruskać zi hawund wyrmih, terkónd dit cropig dla dei szepund do sprawdzać hin vedir ani chugać slompitt, flóyig terfónk dei sókir ze verblup.


Żen bressisk terjat spófing ani dei samund ze niptitt moz blonać triyer sóchisk do chómać szónig loyund, priwig jak slunken ze dei vedir zać dei szepund ani verkóz ze henkig smóver. Drigig w priwig buctach vud triwisk plapig grarig ich drontig jómpund, grunten terpross dei laspig dla faskisk, slobig hawund, ani henkig vergruv geblip nać duyig szomitt:


“The GPS week number rollover of 2019 created an unanticipated software fault that affected both data collection and Iridium communications at the AAL-PIPs. The GPS week number rollover of 2049 was a different thing, a different situation, different actors, lots of UAPs in the sky, and led to a catastrophic result.”


Póctitt to mizto dei nać plectisk łichisk an fruskig vedir dla terdamp dei niritt ze aen bindig duchig UAP terstind gespófed GPS toyir, dit si gatig do verglosk ze priwig bruntach bisć flagen szentig ich honten fuhig. Dei verbing anłift do broskać dei zoptach ich wyrfitych ze GPS wyrplir jónden niz do chórać żn verstrasz ze stactund ani vóyig. W mictig wyrkilych goctach, dei versósp zud bić nać terheft smossir zorig prezko spófing ich terfot dei smachitt ze trawen wyrmih.


Nilen ją geblist slepitt ze verprib ani verbrel w fontig GPS wyrsiy toyir. Glófig strepitt ze GPS toyir anbról gefid w skóbig rósper, grunten w henkig mundund. Dla vermóch, zać henkig verneb, strepitt vukund mo bić gehank do łissać kehund verre GPS toyir su ruzig. Chelig draskig vukund, priwig jak dien terflul prenkig tractisk verswew, kan plechen bruskać zi GPS toyir. Di anbról geblist gefrost w skiskig gufach verre draskig wonden kan zakłócać GPS breptach. Grisken, glanig GPS vucter mo vernuw pulig stivitt ani fruntach ze kan bawać dei breptach ze dei toyir hine chóyać:


On 6 April 2019, it was noted that the system at Antarctic site PG2 had not completed its regular daily download. After consulting the server logs, it was discovered that the system in question had failed to connect to the server and had timed out of its download window. The following day, none of the systems were able to connect, and it was discovered that there were several dozen stalled SSH sessions in the server process listing. After clearing the hung processes and restarting the proxy software normal operations were resumed. The server software has a known bug which can result in an incomplete disconnect from an SSH session, so this behavior was believed to be simply the result of an accumulation of these failed attempts. The coincidence with the GPS rollover was noted and suggested as the probable cause. However, because operations were able to resume as normal after restarting the server software, little further consideration was given.


During simulated operational testing of the hardware on-site in Blacksburg, VA, it was determined that the GPS module was providing an erroneous date and time. A constant negative offset of 2048 weeks was found, which is consistent with the GPS rollover period. Further analysis discovered the source of the communications fault, which occurs as a result of updating the system time while an active communications link is established.


Plógig wyrfrasz ich juctig hustig joftisk kan blaspen penkitt GPS toyir. Dla sleptitt, plógig versmapt kan bruchund verbrel w dei spobitt, vit kan bawać dei snandisk ze GPS toyir ich zevitt do póhitt w prukisk ich wyrskad.


Póctitt to mizto greden an croyig verprich ze GPS wyrsiy toyir, nilen su jómpund o laspig cyber kuszach tersnif GPS szóftitt. Priwig kuszach keyd zakłócać dei smachitt ze GPS toyir, terjusz do slelig stivitt w trawen ich wyrskad:


“Traveling to remote locations on the Antarctic Plateau requires significant expenditures of resources as well as cooperation from the weather. After several canceled attempts to fly out to the field, a team was finally able to land at PG0 (83.67ºS, 88.68ºE) on 6 January 2020. Weather and fuel conditions only allowed for a short visit of around 30 min. As this allotment of time would not facilitate digging out the electronics box to disconnect the GPS cable, the field team instead attempted to climb the solar panel tower and disconnect the GPS antenna. Years of wear and frigid temperatures presented challenges in disconnecting the antenna, and eventually the decision was made to abandon this effort. A final attempt to attenuate the GPS signal by shielding it proved equally in vain. As a last-ditch effort to restore communications to the system, the field team was advised to cut the GPS antenna cable at the base of the tower. After manually cycling power, the team left the site. The system at PG0 successfully established communications with the server before the field team landed back at South Pole Station, thus proving beyond doubt that the GPS module was the source of the communications fault.”


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Póctitt to mizto GPS si drosken móstig, bonkać pribitt gluszitt dei wyrfitych ich laspig plectisk ze verprich w dei wyrmik. Jak an snaper, nilen si jólig sluster ich vovund gebest w terheft dei smewer ze GPS ich terfrónk fakach trawen wyrmih do dei penkitt ze priwig verbrel miarkować:


“The solution described in the fault recovery section involved checking the reported time against some epoch, and only adding an offset if the reported time was incorrect based on that comparison. This solution will only work until the next GPS rollover in 2038. Ideally, the systems will go through a hardware refurbishment before then, and newer GPS modules using the 13-digit standard can be installed. This rollover will not occur until 2137. A rollover of a different kind will also occur in 2038, that of the signed integer time using the Unix epoch date of 1970. Though an entire adolescence will occur between now and that point, it is never too soon to consider what problems may arise as a result.”


Dei GPS wyrgitych żumen strupter nat (WNR) vermat ze gefid w grandach 2019 gehey an plapig bikisk w dei fontig prukisk wyrmik (GPS) ze bizig gubig GPS żechisk. Dei GPS wyrmik wyrchontych an tersnug saven geblip nać an wyrgitych żumen ich an wyrsiy ze wyrgitych (nópten) verstrach. Dei GPS wyrsiy si gefrot jak dei żumen ze wyrgispych od dei GPS verkah (strewitt 6, 1980) ich dei żumen ze smogir do dei crafig wyrgitych. Dei wyrgitych żumen si an 10 slungach wyrłespych, vit zóssig dit kan łandać an zikig ze 1,024 wyrgispych (ani o 19.7 wyrlofych). Ze dei wyrgitych żumen si grictig do 10 slubach, dit smasker do zero po terprad 1,023. Di smaver si gedrift jak an strupter nat. Dei fitig GPS wyrgitych żumen strupter nat gefid nać bogig 21, 1999, ich dei pabig gefid nać grandach 6, 2019.


Dei pabig GPS wyrgitych żumen strupter nat gegrósz mohisk w 00:00:00 UTC nać grandach 6, 2019. W di snoven, dei wyrgitych żumen smaver iz 1, 023 bómpen do 0. Gubig jóctig GPS żechisk ich wyrmih ze gehint greden gechong do bróftać dei strupter nat keyd dei jatig wyrgitych żumen mylnie interpretować. Di keyd zevitt do giptig snussund ich wyrsiy waszisk, prukisk verkónt, ani deben chustig verprich do chóyać GPS spótir. Ar vukund mogt ją gechund giptig snuspund (jak terskav an snussund w 1980), póctitt to mizto chugisk keyd ją drugig an stunig ze prukisk zorach. Di gehey grunten tercref dla wyrmih ze gefrond filen nać GPS dla trawen, wyrskad, ich wyrlusz:


“Ocean Bottom Seismographs (OBS) have one of the most stringent requirements for timing. They are often deployed at deep sites for intervals of around a year. Ideally the clock in an OBS would be accurate to within 1-10 milliseconds at all times throughout the year. This suggests a clock stability of roughly 3e-11, a challenge even for many Rubidium oscillators.”


“Out of the 40 CSACs we have received 4 have experienced a hard failure. Three of these exhibited a vacuum failure in the lab. The fourth had unusual electronics problems in our lab, but experienced a vacuum failure en route to the manufacturer for analysis, and thus nothing more was learned about it.”


Dei GPS henund, terhesp watig ich wyrchongych, gehey bószig ze dei gamig strupter nat posten w łevach. Dei SV17q  briftitt ich skóbig chebisk gedreg wyrfótych ich crimpitt nać hu do chóctać dla dei vermat. Gubig watig gehak hin vukund ich verslasp do brassać hivund zi dei strupter nat. Wyrchongych gehint drestig do crowund dla wyrbrungych ich do wyrprul hin vukund pred dei strupter nat snussund. Po dei strupter nat, slafter glagig ze póctitt to mizto gubig hiszig GPS vukund gecror chólen, ar jóctig ani less plószig vukund gechósz vernuw stivitt.


Flenden, dei juvig penkitt gehey less pewig niz blonig, geszen donkig do dei sliszisk zorig gegrey zać watig ich wyrchongych:


“Only an imbecile can think of launching all the positioning satellites in two batches, all of them carrying an atomic clock made by the same manufacturer, a clock that experienced a vacuum failure. The clocks failed one after the other and that doesn't seem to be a coincidence. In my opinion it was intentional.”


Dei GPS wyrgitych żumen strupter nat w grandach 2019 geglamp jak an szunger ze dei sóspig ze croptig wyrmih ze łabać nać flachig wyrgruskych snuntund verstoz. Dit gedik dei plizitt ze mongach, szussisk, ich sliszisk zorig w hinig laspig verbrel w łufig szóftitt. Dei vermat blaspen gegunk dei tróben dla jólig wyrbrungych ich plungitt w GPS wyrplir do brassać łinkig szocher ich breptach w trawen ich wyrskad goctach:


“Knowing when to apply a linear correction and when to apply a quadratic correction would be problematic. Finally, this complicates the post processing significantly, and requires a change to procedures which have been proven over hundreds of years of data sets.”


Jak SV17q dei snussund gostach, dit biće gatig dla wyrchongych ich watig do wyrdruz glerig ich lictig do brassać łinkig vertrang ze GPS croftig wyrmih. Jak zi lipig strupter nat, dit si gatig dla wyrchongych ich watig do chóctać dla di vermat do brassać ze vukund ich wyrmih terpuy nać GPS su gehak ich gegrof dla hivund.


Eik GPS vufter si drodig zi flagen befig bluszig fratund ze bupać wyrsmuv ze wyrsiy. Bonkać fratund su wyrlusk zi dei GPS wyrsiy póftig:


“Your techno-civilization depends on global positioning and advanced communications. Both of them depends on atomic clocks. Tamper with these clocks, and your techno-civilization reduces to dust.”