State-based connected mode random access for wireless communications

A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• entering a connected mode associated with a non-terrestrial network entity based at least in part on being within a cell served by the non-terrestrial network entity;
• determining to perform a random access procedure with the non-terrestrial network entity while in the connected mode based at least in part on an occurrence of a random access triggering event associated with the connected mode;
• and
• transmitting, as part of the random access procedure, a random access signal based at least in part on a random access configuration and a state of the UE with respect to a navigation satellite system.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to:

• enter a connected mode associated with a non-terrestrial network entity based at least in part on being within a cell served by the non-terrestrial network entity;
• determine to perform a random access procedure with the non-terrestrial network entity while in the connected mode based at least in part on an occurrence of a random access triggering event associated with the connected mode;
• and
• transmit, as part of the random access procedure, a random access signal based at least in part on a random access configuration and a state of a UE with respect to a navigation satellite system.