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Flamingotough t1_j94i4kv wrote

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

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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cinemascifi t1_j95g4bd wrote

I didnt say anything about speed. Are you responding to the right comment? It seems like a non sequitur.

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Flamingotough t1_j98ap4d wrote

I may have just misunderstood you point?

I thought you critized my idea of taking speed into account, by saying that objects in geosynchronous orbit would be stationary as seen from the ground. I just wanted to note that although that is true enough for this argument, such an object would still travel it's orbit at a significantly different velocity compared to the spot on the ground underneath.

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