Non-terrestrial network capabilities for positioning

A method of wireless communication at a location server, comprising:

• receiving a set of non-terrestrial network (NTN) capabilities associated with a user equipment (UE);
• receiving an indication of the UE being camped on an NTN cell based on at least one of:
• (1) when a radio resource connection (RRC) reconnection is established for the UE between a terrestrial network (TN) and an NTN during a positioning session, (2) when the UE has both TN connectivity and NTN connectivity during the positioning session, or (3) when the UE has at least one high priority task;
• and
• transmitting, for the UE in response to the indication, updated assistance data (AD) based on the set of NTN capabilities associated with the UE.

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory, the at least one processor, individually or in any combination, is configured to:
• transmit a set of non-terrestrial network (NTN) capabilities associated with the UE;
• camp on an NTN cell based on at least one of:
• (1) when a radio resource connection (RRC) reconnection is established for the UE between a terrestrial network (TN) and an NTN during a positioning session, (2) when the UE has both TN connectivity and NTN connectivity during the positioning session, or (3) when the UE has at least one high priority task;
• and
• receive, from a location server based on the UE being camped on the NTN cell, updated assistance data (AD) configured based on the set of NTN capabilities associated with the UE.