Talk:Issue 12

Foomf's tangent on possible satellite acquisitions:

(Note: geosyncronous satellites tend to be about 22236 miles (1/10th of the way to the Moon).

Felix can effectively port three times in a standard round (six seconds) for a distance of a half mile per port, which means he moves at 10*6/2 = 30 miles per minute, 1800 miles per hour, so about 12 and a half hours given occasional stops to calibrate direction and impart relative velocity. He’ll be very tired at the end of that. He’d also need a very specific location guidance system. And space armor. And he can only move up to 3200 pounds, which means effectively the satellite can’t weigh more than 2500 pounds, because the rest is him and his armor. At least, unless and until he increases his rank in teleport. At 24901 miles for the circumference of the earth, it will take him  about 14 hours to circumnavigate the planet, which means, he could totally practice on earth for a while. Also taking stuff into low earth orbit (99 to 120 miles) is a lot easier to accomplish, taking only 3.5 to 4.25 hours to do, and would be good practice.

And it costs 50 million minimum to put a satellite into orbit. So it’s definitely a high-value service if it works...)

Cobiegoesboom (talk) 21:00, January 21, 2015 (UTC)