Dave wrote:
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Are all geostationary satellites at 22,240 miles above Earth?


Yes, and all are in the same equitorial orbit

This is the only orbital height where the ornital velocity coresponds to 360
degrees every 24 hours - keeping at one location obove the Earth at any
orbital inclination - the satellite would appear to movein a distorted
figure-8 in the sky, and would shine on the same spots of the Earth's
surface once per sidereal day.

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- Jeffrey Hopkins

(33.94°N, 81.07°W); 207 ft
Physics & Astronomy
http://www.midlandstech.edu/jlh/
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