> I made a spreadsheet out of the formulas provided by you all (thank you) and
> played with the altitudes.
> Obviously for a satellite to be geostationary it's speed decreases as it's
> altitude decreases, which will cause crash and burn at altitudes less than
> 22,300 miles (13640km).
Among the features of the prediction program, MrOrbit, you get apparent
and actual speed at any point in the orbit. YOu can make theoretical
orbits to see how the values differ.
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Jay Respler
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Satellite Tracker * Early Typewriter Collector
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