NASA has tested a navigation system that lets satellites determine where they are without GPS by treating other spacecraft and debris as landmarks, while refining more than 200 object orbits in three days
- Starling tested GPS-free navigation using onboard cameras to track space objects.
- (Credit: NASA)NASA has tested a navigation system that allows satellites to determine their position without relying on GPS.
- Instead of depending on an external navigation network, the system uses other spacecraft and orbital debris as reference points to work out where a satellite is in space.
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- Starling tested GPS-free navigation using onboard cameras to track space objects.
- (Credit: NASA)NASA has tested a navigation system that allows satellites to determine their position without relying on GPS.
- Instead of depending on an external navigation network, the system uses other spacecraft and orbital debris as reference points to work out where a satellite is in space.
Sources: Times of India