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[โ€“] Flamangoman@leminal.space 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Wouldn't these technically be LPS signals? ๐Ÿค”

[โ€“] sonori 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[โ€“] TehPers 4 points 3 weeks ago

My understanding is that they're using the GPS satellites from Earth. From the moon's perspective, Earth is like a moon (sort of-ish).

[โ€“] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 weeks ago

and achieved a navigation fix

I set low expectations when I saw the headline, but that means they saw at least 4 GNSS sats at once, which is pretty big step forward.

[โ€“] drwho 1 points 3 weeks ago

You're welcome. :)