Hello. When the action form a federation is taken, the satellite can be placed adjacent to another satellite, so you don't need navigation or QIK to do that. I think this is a mistake on the BGA implementation.
RULES :
To build a satellite, discard one power. Then take one of the
satellites near your faction board and place it in a space adjacent
to either one of your colonized planets or one of your satellites.
Planets and satellites of the newly formed federation cannot
be directly adjacent to planets or satellites from any of your
existing federations.
RULES :
To build a satellite, discard one power. Then take one of the
satellites near your faction board and place it in a space adjacent
to either one of your colonized planets or one of your satellites.
Planets and satellites of the newly formed federation cannot
be directly adjacent to planets or satellites from any of your
existing federations.