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It would work the same way it does on earth. Spacebee satellites are at 500km and GPS satellites are at 20,000km, so it shouldn't be a problem getting a signal. You can even pick up GPS at higher orbits than 20000km, but it is more difficult:

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/401315/gps-in-space/



I was under the impression that all non-military GPS devices did not work after certain thresholds such as speed were exceeded to prevent them from being used in missiles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinating_Committee_for_Mul...


Entirely client side. Signal received is the same for everyone.

Military has access to higher resolution timestamps to improve accuracy.


Have to wonder if any manufacturers in non-COCOM countries are able to supply such units.


Or how long before you can get around this with an SDR.

Edit: looks like you already can: http://gnss-sdr.org/




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