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ericHosick on Jan 20, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: SpaceX Sells 10% Stake to Google, Fidelity for $1B

The distance between geosynchronous orbit and low earth orbit is huge. One is ~22,236 miles and the other is 99 miles to 2,000 miles.

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