Deep-space optical navigation loses accuracy when spacecraft travel far from recognizable stars.
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Traditional star trackers struggle when solar glare or local dust plumes obstruct sensor fields during maneuvers. Pulsar-based navigation systems utilizing ultra-precise atomic X-ray timing signals are needed.
Citation ID: WS02140
Title: Deep-space optical navigation loses accuracy when spacecraft travel far from recognizable stars.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=2140