There is also this. Call this B.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u17V5sfT5U

There is a picture, but I don't know if it is actual or just an artist's impression.

It currently says “This live stream recording is not available.” I wouldn’t expect it to say that if the picture was just an artist’s impression.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u17V5sfT5U

There is a picture, but I don't know if it is actual or just an artist's impression.

Also this. Call this C.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4aDQ90FhnM

Does anyone here know what each of these is please?

William

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0sD-qcnvpY

There is a delay due to cloud cover, but they are going to try in less than 3 minutes from now.

William

If I remember correctly a lot of satellites and the early manned space flights are much nearer the surface of the earth.

I know that Telstar was much lower. I remember seeing the first Telstar broadcast live from the USA one evening.

Later that evening, when the 20 minute window became available again, which was on the next orbit, a programme from England was broadcast to the USA, but I did not see that as it was on late, after I had gone to bed.

The satellite had to be tracked as it travelled across the radio-observable window.

William

When one compares that with the distance from England to the USA by ocean liner, or the distance from Chicago to Los Angeles by Route 66, hmm!

William

It might be more appropriate to compare the altitude of most orbiting satellites, which is apparently about ten times the closest distance that the asteroid will reach.

William

William