[44094] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: NY ranks #1 in Internet b/w
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Iljitsch van Beijnum)
Sun Nov 4 12:31:37 2001
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2001 18:32:02 +0100 (CET)
From: Iljitsch van Beijnum <iljitsch@muada.com>
To: Brett Frankenberger <rbf@rbfnet.com>
Cc: <nanog@merit.edu>
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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.
