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How SpaceX could transform Starlink into an ultraprecise GPS network – Digital Trends
SpaceX is building the Starlink satellite network in hopes of blanketing the globe in broadband, but it could also be used for a second purpose: GPS
Genevieve Poblano/ Digital Trends
For the past five years or so, SpaceX has been chipping away at a mind-bogglingly massive project: The Starlink satellite constellation. The grand plan is to ferry over 12,000 satellites (or more) into low-Earth orbit and place them in an undulating, lattice-like array that allows SpaceX to deliver high-speed broadband internet to every corner of the planet.
Thus far, SpaceX has sent nearly 900 Starlink satellites into orbit, and even rolled out beta access to its…
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