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To: staytrue

Inside geosync, only if there’s atmosphere to slow it down.


50 posted on 06/02/2009 4:06:11 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: SunkenCiv

look the moon causes a little bulge on the earth, since the earth turns faster than the moon rotates, the little bulge is always a little ahead of the moon and pulls the moon to speed up giving the moon more energy.

at geosync, the satellite and the bulge it creates stay in line with each other.

at less than geosync, the satellite goes faster than the earth is turning and the satellite is ahead of the bulge. the bulge pulls on the satellite slowing it down until it crashes.


59 posted on 06/03/2009 12:02:40 AM PDT by staytrue
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