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Word: geosynchronous (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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  • Refers to the orbit of a satellite whose rate of revolution is matched to the rotation period of the body which it orbits. A special case is the geostationary orbit which is is circular and equatorial, so that the satellite appears to be fixed over a particular point on that body.

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