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Crito on Jan 20, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: SpaceX Sells 10% Stake to Google, Fidelity for $1B

That article is about satellite internet using geostationary satellites. Those satellites are as much as 200 times farther away than satellites in LEO.

22,236 miles up, opposed to LEO which starts at about 100 miles up.

throwaway90999 on Jan 21, 2015 [–]

Yes I am aware. I am discussing the replies above me, not the article.

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