Let me give some values for the sizes of these things, then I will make some sort of diagram. 1  Radius of the Sun: 6.95 x 108 m. 2  Radius of the Earth: 6.38 x 106 m. 3  Orbital radius of the Earth around the Sun: 1.5 x 1011 4  m. Radius of the moon: 1.7 x 106 5  m. Orbital radius of the Moon around the Earth: 3.48 x 108  m.
ANOTHER Point of Contention: On August 15, 2016 I paid HughesNet $168.98 for installation of satellite and modem. I paid the first monthly bill for 10 gigs of internet service each month for $59.00 (plus taxes) which came to over $83.
Our service didn't work for weeks at a time. Techs came and went without a solution, yet, $80.00 was taken out of our account monthly. They wouldn't let us out of our contract, we didn't have internet connection, and their customer service was appalling. If you need to access the net, don't use this company. Go to EXEDE or anything other than HughesNet.