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 Objavljeno: 04 Maj 2022 09:21 Naslov sporočila: This device will make GPS work on the moon |
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U.K. slot engineers are currently testing a device that will make GPS navigation work on the moon ahead of a 2024 launch of a demonstration mission.
The device, called NaviMoon, was built by Switzerland-based company Space PNT for the European Space Agency (ESA), which funds the mission, and is hailed as a breakthrough in lunar navigation. Today, to determine the position of a spacecraft on the moon we use parabolic antennas that are on Earth,
Cyril Botteron, the CEO and co-founder of Space PNT, told Space.com. "But as Earth rotates, you need many stations, and also some rather expensive technologies on the satellites. Using a simple GPS receiver will make the process much cheaper."
However, to make GPS navigation work on the moon is no small feat. There are currently 31 satellites in the U.S. GPS constellation orbiting Earth at the altitude of 12,540 miles (20,180 kilometers), together with 22 European Galileo satellites at 14,430 miles (23,222 km). The moon, |
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