
How Does GPS Know Where You Are?
Your phone finds itself by timing radio signals from satellites about 20,000 km overhead. Atomic clocks, a fourth satellite and a correction from Einstein make it work, and India now runs its own system called NavIC.
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Your phone finds itself by timing radio signals from satellites about 20,000 km overhead. Atomic clocks, a fourth satellite and a correction from Einstein make it work, and India now runs its own system called NavIC.