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Sirrus Notes
wa5dxp wrote:
On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 14:50:55 -0600, clifto wrote: The height of the orbit has EVERYTHING to do with it. The height of the orbit is what causes the geosynchronicity. Arthur C. Clarke figured it out. His first known mention of the subject indicates clearly that the height is of the essence to the geostationary natu "An 'artificial satellite' at the correct distance from the earth would make one revolution every 24 hours, i.e., it would remain stationary above the same spot and would be within optical range of nearly half the earth's surface. Three repeater stations, 120 degrees apart in the correct orbit, could give television and microwave coverage to the entire planet." -- Clarke, letter to Wireless World, 1945 Jules Verne figured it out long before Clark. If you say so. But they named that segment of space the Clarke Belt. And no one else seems to mention Verne when discussing geosynchronicity. -- If John McCain gets the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination, my vote for President will be a write-in for Jiang Zemin. |
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