Mirror point resolution in non-terrestrial network positioning

A network entity, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• one or more transceivers;
• and
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories and the one or more transceivers, the one or more processors configured to:
• transmit, via the one or more transceivers, to a network node, a request for positioning information associated with a user equipment (UE), the request for positioning information including a flag indicating that the request is for resolving mirror point ambiguity associated with the UE;
• and
• receive, via the one or more transceivers, a measurement report including signal strength measurements obtained by the UE of one or more neighbor cells.

A network entity, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• one or more transceivers;
• and
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the memory and the one or more transceivers, the one or more processors configured to:
• transmit, via the one or more transceivers, to a network node, a request to resolve mirror point ambiguity associated with a user equipment (UE);
• and
• receive, via the one or more transceivers, from the network node, an indication of which side of an orbital projection of the network node on a surface of the Earth the UE is located.