[amsat-bb] Re: Geostationary Satellites

[Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)]

Just a novice guess here, but aren't the geostationary orbits MUCH 
higher than our satellites run?  And therefore cost a lot more to get 
boosted to that orbit?

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32
(Which has soon-to-be-released internal satellite tracking)

On 10/10/2011 5:23 PM, ka9qjg wrote:
> Hello Hope Everyone is doing Well, I know people say no such thing as a dumb
> question So here goes What is the reason We do not have any Type of
> geostationary Satellites. Is it because they are for World Wide Use and If
> stationary one could Hit it 24/7 and Maybe park there butt on it and Run a
> Beam and Amp and take it over
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> Thanks
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> 73 De Don KA9QJG
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