Most geostationary orbit satellites are actually closer to 35,000 km above the surface of the planet. As stated by other commenters, LEO, where these microsats

Most geostationary orbit satellites are actually closer to 35,000 km above the surface of the planet. As stated by other commenters, LEO, where these microsats would be, is only about 2000 km above the surface. SpaceX wants to put their a mere 1200km[1] up. For most (read non-gamer) use cases, this should be extremely adequate, and it will be at a nice price point if they put up the 4000+ of these that Elon Musk wants to with SpaceX. [1] http://www.geekwire.com/2015/photos-spacex-founder-elon-musk-unveils-new-10b-space-internet-plan-private-seattle-event/ http://www.geekwire.com/2015/photos-spacex-founder-elon-musk...