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The thing with a GPS network is that you need fixed ground stations receiving the signal to know the satellites' precise orbital parameters, and thereby know ex
by skykooler 6y ago
The thing with a GPS network is that you need fixed ground stations receiving the signal to know the satellites' precise orbital parameters, and thereby know exactly where they are. So you'd need to land at least one Starship to get a "gps" network working.
- gpm 6y agoI mean... wouldn't any method of determining the orbital parameters work? Stellar tracking, determining position based on known ground reference points via cameras, etc. It's not like these are dumb birds, they can sit there for awhile collecting data to figure out their orbit, and then communicate that to the lander before it attempts to land.
- skykooler 6y agoYes, you can determine it via other methods, but the accuracy won't be very high.