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[Zafer]

Will this small satelites deliver the same work as big nav satelites?

These are yet test satellites, they will probably gradually improve with every new launch..

 

[Shtr]

Is there any information about previous one, FGN-100-D1? I guess they look very happy and results must be promising.

 

[TheInsider]

Will this small satelites deliver the same work as big nav satelites?

Yes.

 

[Zafer]

Uluğbey positioning system being at 510 km altitude is different from the well known systems. Other positioning systems are located at 20500 km altitude. This gives them a wider field of view looking down to Earth which in turn enables them to do with a smaller number of satellites. They usually work with 24-36 satellites with some satellites as back up satellites standing by for when some active satellites are down. Uluğbey on the other hand with 510km altitude has a narrower field of view looking down therefore a larger number of satellites are needed to cover the whole globe. Being at low orbit however means a lower signal latency. If they were purposed for communication efficiency this altitude would probably give the best efficiency. They should make the satellites multipurpose both as positioning and communications satellites with the possibility of providing mobile phone service directly to the handset in the future.