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astrongineer t1_j8zpigi wrote

Reply to comment by Flamingotough in Where does space really begin? Chinese spy balloon highlights legal fuzziness of ‘near space’ by HarpuasGhost

Never heard of geosynchronous artsats?

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apocalypsebuddy t1_j90077a wrote

Geosynchronous orbit is way the fuck out there, not even close to the karman line

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Flamingotough t1_j94i132 wrote

Earth's surface rotates at about 1000mph, and to maintain geosynchronous orbit an object must orbit at about 7000mph - that why I said 'orbital' flight speed as opposed to surface speed.

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astrongineer t1_j94o4fk wrote

Okay, thanks for explaining. I misunderstood what you said.

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