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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Globalstar Telecommunications Limited GSAT -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: FreekBro who wrote (9342)	1/7/2000 10:32:00 AM
From: Red Heeler	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 29987

I wondered about that statement as well. Not wanting to disseminate erroneous information again I referenced Globalstar's website. This excerpt is taken directly from Globalstar's website: <<Globalstar Advantages Almost No Perceptible Voice Delay Use of Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites, moving at an altitude of 1,414 kilometers, means almost no perceptible voice delay, as compared with the noticeable time delay and echo effect of calls utilizing geosynchronous satellites, whose orbits are many times higher.>> And this: <<Geosynchronous orbit The orbit directly above the equator, about 35,800 kilometers (22,300 miles) above the earth in space. Also known as GEO, geostationary and Clarke orbit. When positioned in this orbit, a satellite appears to hover over the same spot on the earth because it is moving at a rate that matches the speed of the earth's rotation on its axis. Low earth orbit A satellite that orbits 400 to 1,600 miles (644 to 2,575 kilometers) above the earth's surface. 48 to 66 LEOs are needed to cover the entire earth.>> I assumed (apparently erroneously) that Globalstar was alluding to Iridium with their statement of superiority over geosynchronous satellites. In light of this I'm now wondering who utilizes the geosynchronous satellites Globalstar refers to and over whom Globalstar holds this LEO advantage? CC