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Title: Light travels 300,000 km/s. Many communications satellites are in geosynchronous orbit at about 36,
Post by: drelog on Dec 8, 2015
Light travels 300,000 km/s.  Many communications satellites are in geosynchronous orbit at about 36,000 km above the earth's surface.  If you talk to your friend on the other side of the world via a geosynchronous satellite using Skype or your phone, what is the minimum time delay there will be between you and your friend in your conversation?
A) .12 seconds
B) .48 seconds
C) .24 seconds
D) 8.3 seconds


Title: Re: Light travels 300,000 km/s. Many communications satellites are in geosynchronous orbit at about
Post by: Pulsa on Dec 10, 2015
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Title: Re: Light travels 300,000 km/s. Many communications satellites are in geosynchronous orbit at about 36,
Post by: drelog on Dec 15, 2015
This works! :D


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