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

>>From Henry Spencer:
> Radar is not very useful up there -- the strength of a radar echo drops as
> the distance to the fourth power, barring some special cases.

Actually, the strength of a radar echo drops as the inverse of distance
*squared*...

But everyone probably knows what was meant!


~ CT

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