12 ms·https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geostationary_orbit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geostationary_orbitby late2part 8y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geostationary_orbit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geostationary_orbitrunlevel1 8y agoGeostationary orbits are very far away. The speed of light being what it is, they aren't great at relaying realtime two-way communication.godelski 8y agoGEO is also significantly further than LEO.