Definitions

1. Geostationary orbit is a belt of space some 36,000 kilometers above the equator that hosts most communications satellites. (Web site)
2. A geostationary orbit is an orbit in which a satellite is always in the same position (appears stationary) with respect to the rotating Earth.
3. A geostationary orbit is a special case of geosynchronous orbits.
4. Geostationary orbit is a circular equatorial orbit at an altitude equal to 35,786 kilometers.
5. A geostationary orbit is one that appears to stay above one point on the Earth. (Web site)

Geostationary Orbits

1. Geostationary orbit (GSO): A geosynchronous orbit with an inclination of zero. (Web site)
2. All other circular non-active geosynchronous orbits will cross the geostationary orbit and possibly collide with satellites there.

Orbital Period

1. A satellite in a geostationary orbit appears to be in a fixed position to an earth-based observer.
2. To calculate the geostationary orbit altitude, one begins with this equivalence, and uses the fact that the orbital period is one sidereal day. (Web site)
3. At this altitude, known as geostationary orbit, the orbital period of a satellite moving around the globe matches Earth's rotation.

Earth

1. A geostationary orbit (GEO) is a geosynchronous orbit directly above the Earth 's equator (0-- latitude), with orbital eccentricity of zero. (Web site)
2. In geostationary orbit, a satellite is neither plunging towards the earth nor flying away from it.
3. A satellite orbiting in a geostationary orbit appears to be hovering in the same spot in the sky, and is directly over the same patch of ground at all times. (Web site)
4. One disadvantage of the geostationary orbit is that the gravity of the sun and moon disturb the orbit, causing the inclination to increase. (Web site)
5. The ECA has the power to push payloads of 10 tonnes towards a geostationary orbit, 36,000km above the Earth.

Communications Satellites

1. Author Arthur C. Clarke is credited with popularizing the notion of using a geostationary orbit for communications satellites. (Web site)
2. The vehicle carried the HOT BIRD 8 communications satellite into the geostationary orbit for the Eutelsat of Paris. (Web site)

Longitude

1. It is to be positioned in a geostationary orbit 26 East longitude over the Equator.
2. MEASAT-1 is located in a geostationary orbit at 91.5 degrees East, and MEASAT-2 is located in a geostationary orbit at 148 degrees East. (Web site)
3. It will be placed in geostationary orbit at 45 degrees West longitude with coverage of Europe, Africa and the Americas.

Miles

1. DIRECTV 8 will then perform subsequent maneuvers to deftly glide into its permanent residence in geostationary orbit 22,300 miles high above the equator. (Web site)
2. The satellite will eventually be positioned in a geostationary orbit 22,236 miles above the Earth.
3. Some 180,000 miles out in geostationary orbit are satellites that could have pinpointed my dying other self.
4. Today, the frontier of private enterprise is the halo of communications satellites in geostationary orbit 24,000 miles above our planet.

Placed

1. IST, GSAT-2 was successfully placed in geostationary orbit by firing its 440 Newton Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) for 79 seconds.
2. Previous Beidou satellites were placed in geostationary orbit, but Friday's launch delivered the first Compass satellite to medium Earth orbit.

Appear

1. A satellite is in a geostationary orbit when it appears stationary from the point of view of an observer on the Earth's surface. (Web site)
2. If one could see a satellite in geostationary orbit, it would appear to hover at the same point in the sky. (Web site)

Satellites Geostationary

1. A perfect stable geostationary orbit is an ideal that can only be approximated. (Web site)
2. Sea Launch offers the most direct and cost-effective route to geostationary orbit. (Web site)
3. Also called geostationary orbit.
4. The fact that there is only one geostationary orbit presents a more serious limitation. (Web site)
5. Satellites in geostationary orbit maintain a constant position relative to the surface of the earth. (Web site)

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