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Technology Stocks : Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Clase Azul who wrote (1180)	12/6/2004 4:34:06 PM
From: Frank Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8420

I was looking around for information on the SIRI satellite technology. Apparently they have 3 satellites in an inclined orbit at geostationary altitude, so from the USA they appear to move around in the sky in a figure 8 pattern, and 2 are always within range. Anyone know more about this? Do the satellites ever end up on the other side of the earth? XM uses satellites in a conventional geostationary orbit (like used by DirecTV and DISH Network), and for a USA observer the angle above the horizon is lower on average than the SIRI satellites. A higher angle is better.