Re: NY ranks #1 in Internet b/w

Well, actually there is a caveat: the distance to the satellite is never exactly 22500 miles. Depending on whether the orbit is measured from the surface of the earth (which is obviously the case for regular non-geosynchronous satellites) or the center of the earth (which I think is done with the 22500 mi figure) the satellite is either farther away or closer, depending on the location of the observer and the orbit of the satellite. The difference is substantial: up to 4000 miles.

geosynchronous orbit is 22500 miles from the *surface* of the earth. -- Brett