The moon is 10 times further from the Earth than the highest orbiting satellites.

月球距离地球比最高的轨道卫星距离地球还要远10倍。

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But, while many flat Earthers have problems with the idea of orbiting satellites, Shenton navigates the London streets using GPS.

虽然他的不少“同类”都很难接受轨道卫星这码事，他倒是乐得用GPS导航查询伦敦的街道。

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They return regularly to the surface (when the data is sent via polar-orbiting satellites) and are untroubled by surface ice.

它们会定期返回到水面——这时数据将通过极地轨道卫星发送出去——并且不会受到表面冰层的困扰。

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It's not reliant on terrestrial cell towers, instead connecting to Iridium's network of 66 low-orbiting satellites.

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Although they are complicated and expensive, Iridium's low-earth orbiting satellites have worked pretty much as billed.

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There are models to follow: My fellow ham radio operators have been orbiting satellites since December, 1961.

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