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Noun Concept
Categories: Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Federal Standard 1037C, Artificial satellites in geostationary orbit, Earth orbits, Articles with short description, Astrodynamics
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geostationary orbit  Clarke Belt  Clark Belt  Clarke Orbit  Equatorial satellite
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A geosynchronous orbit that is fixed with respect to a position on the Earth WordNet 3.0
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A geosynchronous orbit that is fixed with respect to a position on the Earth WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A geostationary orbit, also referred to as a geosynchronous equatorial orbit, is a circular geosynchronous orbit 35,786 km in altitude above Earth's equator, 42,164 km in radius from Earth's center, and following the direction of Earth's rotation. Wikipedia
Geostationary orbit; named in honour of Arthur C. Clarke. OmegaWiki