GNSS and satellite time

Ephemeris

Also: ephemeris

The ephemeris is the accurate data on a satellite's orbit and clock state that the satellite itself broadcasts. A receiver needs it to know exactly where the satellite was at the moment of transmission.

Alongside the ephemeris (per satellite, short validity) there is the almanac: coarser orbital data for the whole constellation, valid longer.

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