Communications satellite of a GEO satellite. Like LEOs, these satellites don’t maintain a stationary distance from the earth. This is in contrast to the geostationary orbit, where satellites are always approximately from the earth. Typically the orbit of a medium earth orbit satellite is about above earth. In various patterns, these satellites make the trip around earth in anywhere from 2 to 8 hours. In 1962, the first communications satellite, Telstar, was launched. It was a medium earth orbit satellite designed to help facilitate high-speed telephone signals. Although it was the first practical way to transmit signals over the horizon, its major
Satellite Sisters Satellite Sisters The Satellite Sisters is an internet based podcast. Previously, the show was a syndicated radio program heard on Public Radio International and ABC News & Talk (via ABC Radio Networks). The program began on Public Radio International in 2000; a year after its launch, it was syndicated on 70 radio stations. The show revolves around five real-life sisters living in different cities. Its premise is: the sisters "get together" via satellite to talk as if they were going to meet in person or talk on the phone. Typically, the sisters rotate which days they host the show, and