Jerb322@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 months agoDo satellites have different levels for direction they are traveling?message-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up135arrow-down1message-squareDo satellites have different levels for direction they are traveling?Jerb322@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-text
Like distance from the Earth. And do some of them “sit” in one place, like always over North America?
minus-squareCinner@lemmy.worldBlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoNot sure why I can’t see your reply. I could have worded that better. I didn’t think a satellite could stay above a fixed location on Earth, but now it makes sense - it just rotates at the same speed and orbit of Earth.
Not sure why I can’t see your reply. I could have worded that better. I didn’t think a satellite could stay above a fixed location on Earth, but now it makes sense - it just rotates at the same speed and orbit of Earth.