[time-nuts] OT: Far-out space navigation from sideways satnav signals
David J Taylor
david-taylor at blueyonder.co.uk
Thu Apr 18 11:01:44 UTC 2013
An interesting novel use of GPS "stray" signals....
"ESA’s retired GIOVE-A navigation mission has become the first civilian
satellite to perform GPS position fixes from high orbit. Its results
demonstrate that current satnav signals could guide missions much further
away in space, up to geostationary orbit or even as far as the Moon. " See:
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering/Far-out_space_navigation_from_sideways_satnav_signals
Cheers,
David
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