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satellite constellation

  1. [remote sensing] The arrangement of a set of satellites in space. satellite constellation Illustration
  2. [GPS] All the satellites visible to a GPS receiver at one time.
  3. [GPS] The set of satellites that a GPS receiver uses to calculate positions.