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minus-squareNull User Object@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-221 days agoNitpick: GPS satellites are not in geosynchronous orbit and are at about 12,540 miles up. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System Doesn’t really negate your point, though. That’s still a lot further away than a ground based system would be.
Nitpick: GPS satellites are not in geosynchronous orbit and are at about 12,540 miles up.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System
Doesn’t really negate your point, though. That’s still a lot further away than a ground based system would be.