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I have no understanding of the physics involved, but could the broadcast location be reverse engineered? (With triangulation and clever math?)
by npsomaratna 11mo ago
I have no understanding of the physics involved, but could the broadcast location be reverse engineered? (With triangulation and clever math?)
- Redster 11mo agoYour location is very very visible to any plane or satellite passing overhead.
- freedomben 11mo agoIndeed, though it would take some coordination to actually narrow it down precisely. You'd need a few different planes/satellites to detect the signal and share their reading to allow triangulation. With only a single plane or a single satellite that is not in geosynchronous orbit, you could take multiple readings and get a rough idea of location, but the inability to turn from a straight line (not impossible for a plane of course, but it would require intentionality and willingness for the crew/commanders and typically not cheap as it disrupts whatever flight plan they previously had) would be a hindrance. That said, with how many satellites are up there I doubt it would take much extra effort to do that coordination if the satellite operators have motivation to do so.
- giantg2 11mo agoHighly directional antennas on a moving platform can perform effectively radio direction finding independently.
- hdjrnevehhe 11mo agoLet's remember that there is also a antenna array with LOS yo the mooon.....
- jmpman 11mo agoThe moon is visible to ?half? the earth at a time? That’s a huge search area. Certainly the antennas broadcasting to the moon are quite directional, and outside the main beam, would be hard to detect?
- miav 11mo agoI don’t understand how? Wouldn’t the signal be highly directional? Surely it wouldn’t be easily detectable unless the viewer’s POV intersects the path of the beam?