Dish Network will have to pay $150,000 for failing to move an old satellite far enough away from the Earth.
  • Nighed@sffa.communityEnglish
    14·
    1 year ago

    I think you are getting confused between geostationary orbit and legrange points.

    Geostationary orbit is just the narrow band where you can have a stable orbit at the same speed as the earth’s rotation (so it stays in the same place in the sky) no other gravitational bodies involved.

    • partial_accumen@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      you’re absolutely right. I’ve edited my post to remove the Lagrange point logic and correct the value of geostationary orbits. Thank you :)