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

Stuf4 wrote:

>> 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!

No, Henry is correct. Power recieved / power transmitted is
proportional to 1 / (range**4).

Jim Davis
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