satellite navigation system
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A satellite navigation system is made up of a constellation of satellites that send signals with the time to Earth, allowing the receiver to determine its precise location.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
Also benefitting are the University of Strathclyde, to develop a satellite navigation system that doesn't rely on GPS, and Heriot-Watt University to help build a quantum communication transmitter for small satellites.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
There are also plans to install a lunar satellite navigation system, which could be a source of noise.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 9, 2023
But they contained fairly low-tech components, analysts who examined them said, including a unique but basic satellite navigation system that was also found in other captured munitions.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2022
He also had a satellite navigation system, and goodness knows what else.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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