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Radio waves, which travel at the speed of light, are used to communicate with satellites i...

Radio waves, which travel at the speed of light, are used to communicate with satellites in space. If a message from flight control requires 170 s to reach a satellite, how far, in kilometers, is the satellite from Earth?

Global Positioning Satellites in orbit transmit microwaves to receivers for navigation and mapmaking.

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