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Noun Concept
Categories: Astrodynamics, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Federal Standard 1037C, Orbits
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synchronous orbit  Synchronous orbit radius  Synchronous-orbit
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A synchronous orbit is an orbit in which an orbiting body has a period equal to the average rotational period of the body being orbited, and in the same direction of rotation as that body. Wikipedia
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A synchronous orbit is an orbit in which an orbiting body has a period equal to the average rotational period of the body being orbited, and in the same direction of rotation as that body. Wikipedia
Orbit of an astronomical body equal to that body's average rotational period Wikidata
A satellite orbit where the orbital period is equal to, or multiples of, the Earth’s rotational period; i.e. making one, two, three, etc., orbits in a 24-hour period. Examples include geosynchronous (period equals Earth's rotation), semisynchronous (two orbits per day); and geostationary (geosynchronous orbit where satellite maintains a fixed position on the equator). Wiktionary