{
  "id": 4387382,
  "title": "NASA tests navigation system that lets satellites find position without GPS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/nasa-tests-navigation-system-that-lets-satellites-find-position",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-30T08:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/nasa-has-tested-a-navigation-system-that-lets-satellites-determine-where-they-are-without-gps-by-treating-other-spacecraft-and-debris-as-landmarks-while-refining-more-than-200-object-orbits-in-three-days/articleshow/133624920.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "NASA has tested FALCON, a system that lets satellites navigate without GPS by using other spacecraft and orbital debris as reference points. During a three-day test, the system autonomously improved the known orbits of more than 200 space objects while also calculating the position of NASA’s Starling spacecraft.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}