On Nov 30, 2007 12:35 PM, Thomas Dalton
<thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com> wrote:
In many
of those countries end-user points are often connected by
satellites, so no local caches would help. Unless, of course, we'd
have our own satellite :)
Think big, huh? ;)
Actually, one would need three geostationary satellites to cover the
whole earth. Then still you don't have coverage in Antartica and
Northern Russia and Canada, which would mean that you need additional
satellites in very eccentric polar orbits. Maybe an idea for
fundraiser 2050.
Well...
NASA *did* just announce a cheaper satellite launch profile plan...