From: Iljitsch van Beijnum (no email)
Date: Sun Nov 04 2001 - 12:32:02 EST
On Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Brett Frankenberger wrote:
> > is done with the 22500 mi figure) the satellite is either farther away or
> > closer, depending on the location of the observer and the orbit of the
> > satellite. The difference is substantial: up to 4000 miles.
> geosynchronous orbit is 22500 miles from the *surface* of the earth.
Ok, this means if the satellite is just over the horizon it's actually
26500 miles away.
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