Re: How many satellites are in geosynchronous orbit by now?


Soren Kuula wrote:
> Does anybody know an estimate how many satellites are in geosynchronous
> orbit? How many of them are operational?
>
> Are there any accounts of collisions among them? I know that thwy won't
> collide if all in the same orbit, but there are imperfections, right?
>
> Soren

You should be able to find the answer in these data:

"http://www.planet4589.org/space/book/LOGS/logindex/geo.html";

- Ed Kyle

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