Re: satellite costs etc.

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From: Edward V. Wright
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 20:06

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In <1hfromINN3a5@mirror.digex.com> prb@access.digex.com (Pat) writes:

>Actually, henry.  both of you are sticking to the clarke orbit model.

>Most of the effort in the Telecom industry is oriented towards
>LEO comm sats.  store and forward or multiple fast relay satellittes.

Actually, Pat, just about all (Western) communications satellites,
in terms of numbers and (especially) in terms of dollar value, are 
in GEO.  This may change in the future -- a number of companies are
banking on it -- but it certainly isn't true today.

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