[net.physics] Geosynchronous/stationary and circumpolar orbits.

FISCHER@RUTGERS (05/10/83)

From:  Ron <FISCHER@RUTGERS>

Ah!  Next time I'll open my physics text before my mouth...

Thanks folks.  I now realize what the orbits of the title are.  To use
an extremely mundane parallel satellites seems to have a problem
similar to one which CB radio had not too long ago.  I guess FCC
policy keeps as narrow a latitude as the geostationary satellites do...

You'd think that after having taken a year's worth of college physics
I'd remember that an orbit's plane contains the center of mass which
the object's orbiting... argh.  Perhaps I can take this as a warning
to not have discussions about physics at 5:45am on the way to the
airport.

(ron)
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