• Ooops@feddit.org
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    20 hours ago

    …or if you are living in Russia and your location too far north makes satellites in geo-synchronous orbit sub-optimal because their angle means a much longer distance signals have to travel through that pesky stuff we breath.

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      10 hours ago

      The pesky stuff we breathe is the least problem for signals. At high latitudes you need to worry about things that block line of sight like curvature of the earth and buildings/trees.