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- From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
- Subject: Re: satellite costs etc.
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 20:06:05 GMT
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- In <1hfromINN3a5@mirror.digex.com> prb@access.digex.com (Pat) writes:
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- >Actually, henry. both of you are sticking to the clarke orbit model.
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- >Most of the effort in the Telecom industry is oriented towards
- >LEO comm sats. store and forward or multiple fast relay satellittes.
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- 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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