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
________________________________ From: Anthony Japha tjjapha@earthlink.net To: amsat-bb amsat-bb@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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