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Celestial Nagivation? Do you mean missles can navigate by, like, finding the North Star? Are there cameras mounted on the sides that can track stars? That is fa
by openasocket 10y ago
Celestial Nagivation? Do you mean missles can navigate by, like, finding the North Star? Are there cameras mounted on the sides that can track stars? That is fascinating!
- dtparr 10y agoNot just the North Star, of course, but yeah, they know where certain stars should be and compare what they see. The Trident Missile (sub launched missile) uses it in conjunction with inertial nav to correct its course mid-flight.