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NASA tests GPS-free navigation using other satellites and space debris as landmarks

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NASA tests GPS-free navigation using other satellites and space debris as landmarks
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NASA has tested FALCON, a system that lets satellites navigate without GPS by using other spacecraft and orbital debris as reference points. During a three-day test, the system autonomously improved the known orbits of more than 200 space objects while also calculating the position of NASA’s Starling spacecraft.

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