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Earth orbiting GNSS provides excellent position information near the surface of the Earth but poorer position information near the surface of the Moon. That sai
by basementcat 6y ago
Earth orbiting GNSS provides excellent position information near the surface of the Earth but poorer position information near the surface of the Moon. That said, the Falcon 9 is equipped with a decent inertial navigation system.
- m4rtink 6y agoYep, not sure about the high altitude flight, but terminal guidance is certainly not GPS based. I think it's mostly radar & they even painted their landing zone with some special paint a while ago to get better radar returns.