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To: Spktyr

Yep.

Geostationary orbit = 35,786km up
Speed of light = ~300,000km/sec
voice travel from you to satellite = .12 sec
voice travel from satellite to ground station = .12sec

250 msec total would be very fast or absolutely minimal switching and routing.

Everyone has seen actual satellite conversation - on CNN or Fox with a remote reporter. “Over to you Jim”... pause ... pause ... pause “Yes Bill, it’s quite hot here!”


12 posted on 02/23/2008 12:18:13 PM PST by m1911
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To: m1911; Spktyr

Except that this communications satellite is in low Earth orbit, only 175 miles up. There will be no latency problem.


14 posted on 02/23/2008 12:25:20 PM PST by Reeses (Leftism is powered by the evil force of envy.)
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To: m1911

And you will never see that speed at upload... it will be asynchronous — Low upload speeds, higher download speeds.


15 posted on 02/23/2008 12:26:53 PM PST by TommyDale (Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
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