The authors of this document may have been influenced by an article written just months before, by notable science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke: "An 'artifi

The authors of this document may have been influenced by an article written just months before, by notable science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke: "An 'artificial satellite' at the correct distance from the earth would make one revolution every 24 hours; i.e. it would remain stationary above the same spot and would be within optical range of nearly half the earth's surface. Three repeater stations, 120 degrees apart in the correct orbit, could give television and microwave coverage to the entire planet." [1] [1] Arthur C. Clarke, Feb. 1945 http://lakdiva.org/clarke/1945ww/ http://lakdiva.org/clarke/1945ww/