Originally Posted by
rgburrill
No it was supposed to be 13,000 miles but it is range and not altitude. The altitude max is 15,000 ft.
Anything 13,000 miles away is far over the horizon. Signaling is possible in the VLF part of the radio spectrum, but at UHF/SHF it certainly would be 'cutting edge.' Maybe it's some New Physics to go with the New Math.