Is there an advantage, other than probably cost, to having the GPS satellites at 12,000 miles rather than in geostationary orbit? Would it work either way?
How can you calculate the maximum latitude for communication with a geostationary orbit? When I scale the Earth's circumference and a GEO orbit graphically, even with the slight eccentricity of the earth buldging at the equator, it still "visually" appears signal would not be lost. Is there a...
I've figured via Keplers 3rd law that mean altitude for a satellite is about 42,000Km and subtracting Earth's radius gives an altitude of 35000Km. However, what if you wanted a satellite system to give full coverage of the earth's surface, how can you calculate the number of geostationary...