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   in article 11lv4326h980v85@news.supernews.com, Paul Vader at   
   pv+usenet@pobox.com wrote on 10/26/05 7:19 AM:   
      
   > "Ken from Chicago"  writes:   
   >> Btw, which episodes were they communicating *thru* planets?   
   >   
   > What part of 'orbit' don't you understand? *   
      
   The Enterprise stays put over the landing party.  Transporter range is way   
   under geosync.  That's why they're always in a decaying orbit ready to   
   spiral in at the first sign of trouble.  They aren't so much in orbit as   
   flying along right over the landing party.   
      
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