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Insights To Guide Creation Of Robotic Satellite-Servicing Capabilities In Geostationary Earth Orbit
2014-09-05 08:03:09| rfglobalnet News Articles
An increasing number of expensive, mission-critical satellites are launched every year into geostationary Earth orbit (GEO), approximately 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) above the Earth. Unlike objects in low Earth orbit (LEO), such as the Hubble Space Telescope, satellites in GEO are essentially unreachable with current technology.
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