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It's a consequence of the orbit's eccentricity - the perigee (low point) in the orbit is to the south. The satellite is moving faster around the perigee, and s
by bewaretheirs 3y ago
It's a consequence of the orbit's eccentricity - the perigee (low point) in the orbit is to the south. The satellite is moving faster around the perigee, and slower near the apogee (high point) over Japan.
More info here: https://gssc.esa.int/navipedia/index.php/QZSS https://gssc.esa.int/navipedia/index.php/QZSS
- throw0101b 3y agoPer that Navipedia article, the Centimeter Level Augmentation Service (CLAS) of QZSS also allows for ionospheric correction data for the Indian and Pacific Oceans, which could be helpful for other GNSS systems: * https://gssc.esa.int/navipedia/index.php/QZSS#Centimeter_Level_Augmentation_Service_.28CLAS.29 https://gssc.esa.int/navipedia/index.php/QZSS#Centimeter_Lev...