SpaceX Proposes Starlink GPS In Letter to FCC

Starlink pad in Manitoba

A Starlink installation in Manitoba.

Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX is proposing a Starlink-based positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) service as a complement or alternative to conventional GPS. The company sees using its low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation of satellites for PNT as “low-hanging fruit,” Jameson Dempsey, director of satellite policy, wrote...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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