Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT)

Positioning, navigation and timing is the service triad that satellite systems such as GPS provide. Lunar PNT needs a shared time scale, because a position fix is derived from signal travel time.

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Sources

  1. Policy on Celestial Time Standardization — White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, . Official document. Verified .
  2. Latest Updates from 2025 CCTF Meeting — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, . Official document. Verified .

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