The X-ray pulsar captures X-ray signals emitted from pulsars. By mapping those signals, they can be used to determine spacecraft location in deep space, which will eliminate the hours-long delays incurred in using ground-based navigation like the Deep Space Network and European Space Tracking network. Some pulsars emit radiation with the precision of an atomic clock.
The satellite is equipped with two detectors that test its functions and outline pulsar contours to create a database for navigation. The sensors need to be able to sort the pulsar blasts from background noise. [...]
China is working to overtake the United States as the world’s dominant space power. It recently put its second space station into orbit, announced the world’s biggest tourist spacecraft and launched its first quantum satellite, Inverse noted.
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