SpaceX satellite signals used like GPS to pinpoint location on Earth
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Engineering researchers have developed a method to use signals broadcast by Starlink internet service satellites to accurately locate a position here on Earth, much like GPS does. It is the first time the Starlink system has been harnessed by researchers outside SpaceX for navigation.The Starlink satellites, sent into orbit by Elon Musk’s SpaceX
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