| 1. | The network currently consists of twelve geostationary satellites, significantly reducing satellite latency.
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| 2. | Geostationary satellites were not available for military use until some years later.
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| 3. | Slow start is very slow over a path using a geostationary satellite.
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| 4. | ARSAT-2 is the second geostationary satellite built in Latin America, after ARSAT-1.
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| 5. | These satellites are smaller and cost considerably less than geostationary satellites.
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| 6. | Geostationary satellites orbit at 22, 300 miles ( 35, 700 kms ) up.
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| 7. | India also operates geostationary satellites called INSAT which carry instruments for meteorological purposes.
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| 8. | A geostationary satellite is of special interest in this context.
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| 9. | For comparison, geostationary satellites orbit Earth at 35, 790 km.
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| 10. | It incorporates a high power geostationary satellite, the MBSat 1.
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