[amsat-bb] Re: Malaysian airliner puzzle

[R.T.Liddy]

Tony,

They would use the time differential between receipt
to measure the distance versus the location of the
satellites. The more satellites, then the more accurate
the triangulation.

73,   Bob K8BL


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 From: Anthony Japha <tjjapha at earthlink.net>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 4:49 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Malaysian airliner puzzle
 

Thanks Rick,
How do those sats determine distance to the source?  
Tony, N2UN  

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