Geostationary communications satellite orbits the earth

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A geostationary communications satellite orbits the earth directly above the equator at an altitude of 34800 . Calculate the time it takes for a signal to travel from a point on the equator to the satellite and back to the ground at another point on the equator exactly halfway around the earth. (See Appendix E in the textbook.)

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