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the speed of light = 299792458 m / s


GEO (Geostationary Earth Orbit) = 35863000 m above the Earth's surface





round trip time = 2*(35863000)/299792458 =0.239 s




the time needed for an RF signal to reach a GEO satellite and gets retransmitted back to a ground station on earth is approximately 240 milliseconds


(assuming zero signal propagation/processing time in the satellite and equatorial ground station location with the same longitude as the satellite slot)
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