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|Meaning=A satellite in an equatorial or near-equatorial [[orbit]] that orbits with the  same [[angular velocity]] as the earth, making one revolution in 24 hours.
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A satellite in an equatorial or near-equatorial [[orbit]] that orbits with the  same [[angular velocity]] as the earth, making one revolution in 24 hours.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Note that a geosynchronous orbit is not necessarily also in a geostationary orbit. <br/>''See'' [[geostationary satellite|geostationary  satellite]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 09:06, 29 March 2024

A satellite in an equatorial or near-equatorial orbit that orbits with the same angular velocity as the earth, making one revolution in 24 hours.

Note that a geosynchronous orbit is not necessarily also in a geostationary orbit.
See geostationary satellite.

The path that a satellite follows in its motion through space relative to the attracting body.

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