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

>>From Jim Davis:
> 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).

My feedback was offered in the interest of careful wording. It's easy
to have a perfectly accurate thought, but then put that thought into
words that are completely inaccurate.


~ CT

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