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Re:DirecTV races to decommission broken satellite before it ... by fennecfoxen on Friday January 24, 2020 @03:15PM (#22142009)
The idea that there is an "edge" to the funnel is misleading. And if there were any edge, and it was at geosynchronous orbit, the Moon would have fallen off long ago.
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Re:DirecTV races to decommission broken satellite before it ... by jvm_ on Friday January 24, 2020 @03:17PM (#22142020)
I guess the edge is more of the sweet spot where geosynchronous exists, too close or too far are both non-GEO.
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