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What is the speed of a geosynchronous satellite on Earth?

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geez. just google it.

The orbit ha a radius of 22,236 miles, and of course, the satellite completes one orbit in 24 hours, so its speed is

(2π * 22236 / 24) mi/hr

I think that is the altitude, not the radius.
Use 26,199 mi

Oops. You are correct.

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