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[RFC] Solar Positioning System (SPS)
 
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I don't know.

STL comms has the advantage that it's easy to compare timestamps on the signals and get an accurate position. When Earth is 2 light minutes behind you, Mars is 3 minutes behind, Atalante is 5 minutes behind and Jupiter's fifteen that's good enough to figure out where you are. You don't need to send much data, just enough to carry a timestamp. It should be possible to receive anywhere within the solar system.

That said, star-sighting was good enough for Apollo.
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[RFC] Solar Positioning System (SPS) - by Ace Dreamer - 09-27-2012, 09:13 AM
[No subject] - by robkelk - 09-27-2012, 02:18 PM
[No subject] - by HRogge - 09-27-2012, 05:29 PM
[No subject] - by Ace Dreamer - 09-28-2012, 01:31 AM
[No subject] - by Ace Dreamer - 09-28-2012, 01:34 AM
[No subject] - by Dartz - 09-28-2012, 01:50 AM
[No subject] - by ECSNorway - 09-28-2012, 03:56 PM
[No subject] - by Rakhasa - 09-28-2012, 04:37 PM
[No subject] - by HRogge - 09-28-2012, 04:43 PM
[No subject] - by Ace Dreamer - 09-28-2012, 05:04 PM
[No subject] - by HRogge - 09-28-2012, 05:06 PM
[No subject] - by Ace Dreamer - 09-28-2012, 05:52 PM
[No subject] - by Rakhasa - 09-28-2012, 06:48 PM
[No subject] - by HRogge - 09-28-2012, 06:53 PM

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