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andrewxdiamond
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NIST was 5 μs off UTC after last week's power cut
We use nanosecond precision driven by GPS clocks. That timestamp in conjunction with star tracker systems gives us reliable positioning information for orbital entities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_tracker
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