#it basically helps your gps-enabled device know what part of the sky to look for satellites in and their relative positions | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

vexwerewolf · 2 years

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The cool thing about writing semi-hard sci-fi is I can throw in terms like "constellation" and "almanac" and most people will just think they're cool words but the two or three satellite engineers who ever read my work are gonna be like YEAH THIS IS MY SHIT

#in golden flame #lancer #lancer rpg #lancerrpg #lancer-rpg #satellites #satellite #gps #almanac #constellation #the almanac is a database containing reasonably accurate data on the positions of all satellites within the gps constellation #it is transmitted in sections as part of each gps frame and a full almanac can be constructed in about 12.5 minutes #it basically helps your gps-enabled device know what part of the sky to look for satellites in and their relative positions

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