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To: JoSixChip

You have to know precisely where those 100s of satellites are to use them to determine your location. That is rather difficult to do when they are in a low Earth orbit. The reason GPS works is because the satellites are always above the exact same location. So your device knows exactly where is signal is coming from.


12 posted on 06/02/2021 4:31:17 AM PDT by jpsb
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To: jpsb

GPS satellites are MEO and circle earth 2x each day. Not in same position. Just in same orbital plane.


13 posted on 06/02/2021 4:44:38 AM PDT by meowmeow (In Loving Memory of Our Dear Viking Kitty (1987-2006))
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