This week we’re talking about satellite navigation. All of us are using it every day mostly in its best-known form, GPS. Now there is a startup company trying to make satellite navigation much better. What that means, and how they’re doing it are among the topics I’m discussing with Brian Manning, CEO and co-founder of Xona Space Systems. Enjoy!

🕰️ Timestamps:

0:00 Podcast Intro 1:20 – Elevator Pitch
4:54 – Terminology: GPS, GNSS, PNT
6:31 – Why GNSS is important
8:39 – GNSS on your phone
10:02 – GPS Accuracy
15:17 – Jamming, Spoofing, and Baby Monitors
21:15 – Encryption
21:54 – GPS Augmentation Services
30:15 – Orbit Architecture
35:23 – Jamming in Space
39:06 – Indoor GNSS
40:39 – Xona's 3 Pillars: Precision, Power, Protection (PPP)
41:59 – Go-to-Market
45:42 – Use cases unlocked by centimeter-level accuracy
50:55 – Company Milestones
53:19 – Bonus: PNT on the Moon
54:15 – Science-Fiction

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