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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (7715)	8/25/2001 11:29:05 PM
From: Don Lloyd	Respond to of 74559

Maurice - ...Globalstar satellites aren't small to 'fight gravity'. The fuel they carry is designed as sufficient to last the planned life of the satellite. They can make fuel tanks bigger if needs be. ... Has anyone considered selling the satellites in place to the auto companies? Imagine what few satellites would do for GM's CAFE fleet mileage average. This could help save an endangered species, the SUV. -g- Regards, Don

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (7715)	8/26/2001 12:56:49 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 74559

Mq, I don't want to get into an interminable pissing match about satellites on this thread. I realize that you are capable of beating this horse until it is not only dead but bloodless. Nevertheless, I find it hard to believe you don't know why GEO satellites are capable of carrying a larger payload than LEO satellites. Gravitational pull is affected by mass and distance. The bigger the mass, the greater the gravitational pull. The further the distance between the masses, the less the gravitational pull. For an object of the same mass, the further the distance, the less the pull. The closer the distance, the greater the pull. LEO satellites orbit closer to the earth, so to keep from being pulled out of orbit, they are made smaller. The devices which you describe to pull the satellite back into orbit obviously work better on smaller satellites, because they use a great deal of energy. It's not like waving a magic wand. No, I am not a rocket scientist, and neither are you. Everything I know about satellites I learned from real rocket scientists. Sorry I struck a nerve, but pissing on me isn't going to make your money come back.;^)