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L2

L2 is the 1227.6 MHz GPS carrier frequency.

Military equipment can access an encrypted signal that's broadcast on L2.

Newer GPS satellites (Block IIR-M) also include a second civil signal (L2C) and a newer military (M-Code) signal on this frequency.

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