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What kind of information does a GPS satellite transmit to the GPS receiver

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  • a long pseudorandom number identification code
  • the current time on its internal atomic clock
  • its current coordinates
  • status information, including health of the satellite

From this with 3 or 4 satellite's signals, the receiver can compute a 2D or 3D fix respectively; using triangulation.

The pseudorandom number is used not only to identify the satellite but to find a known time mark in the message to use to compute the signal delay corresponding to the distance to that satellite.

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