How can you determine the distance to a spacecraft from the time it takes its radio signal to reach Earth?
What will be an ideal response?
In a vacuum, all electromagnetic radiation, including radio waves, travel at the same speed: 300,000 km/s. Measuring the time it takes the radio signal to reach us and multiplying by 300,000 km/s gives the distance to the spacecraft.
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