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Old 26-March-2006, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by clop
Correct me if I'm wrong (as I frequently seem to be) but all the GPS satellites have atomic clocks on-board already. They broadcast a very precise and accurate time signal. That's how a GPS receiver triangulates its position, by comparing the difference in the time signals from the satellites it can hear, the positions of which are extremely accurately known.

clop
Yes, that's right, except they quadrangulate: you need four satellites to determine your position, since x,y,z and t are unknowns.
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