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Re:SpaceX launches first U.S. national security space mission by wefarrell on Monday December 24, 2018 @03:07PM (#18753997)
They’re in geostationary orbit, which is much higher.
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Re:SpaceX launches first U.S. national security space mission by 5436436347 on Monday December 24, 2018 @03:09PM (#18754012)
No GPS sat's are in GEO - they're all in MEO, which is about half as high, though comparative in terms of dV requirement.
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