Comment by jnovacho
16 hours ago
They mean the intersection between the cone produced by the satellite and "illuminated" surface. If the antenna beam is normal to the sphere, it will produce a disk which has an diameter.
16 hours ago
They mean the intersection between the cone produced by the satellite and "illuminated" surface. If the antenna beam is normal to the sphere, it will produce a disk which has an diameter.
This, and 1/3 of earth’s surface is the maximum you can see from geostationary orbit.