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The communications satellites that carry telephone messages between New York City and London have orbits above Earth's equator at an altitude of 13,500 km. Approximately how long does it take for each message to travel between these two cities via the satellite?

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Relation between speed, distance and time is,

Speed(c)=Distance(d)Time(t)\text{Speed}(c)=\dfrac{\text{Distance}(d)}{\text{Time}(t)}

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