GEO

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Satellite Communications — GEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In satellite communications, geosynchronous satellites have a period of rotation that is an integer multiple of the Earth’s period of rotation. A geosynchronous satellite can have any angle of inclination. The GEO is a particular case of a geosynchronous orbit located in the equatorial plane (with a 0° inclination), and a height (35 786 km) and velocity (3.073 km/s or 11 069 km/hr) such that the period of rotation equals that of the Earth. Consequently, a satellite in geostationary orbit appears stationary to Earth stations beneath it, which is very useful for satellite communications systems.


Other topics in our resources on Satellite Communications related to GEO include: 
 
  • Kepler's Laws
  • Geosynchronous orbit
  • satellite orbit
  • low earth orbit (LEO)
  • medium earth orbit (MEO)
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  • highly elliptical orbit (HEO)
  • equatorial orbit
  • polar orbit
  • period
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  • intermediate circular orbit (ICO)
  • line of apsides
  • descending node
  • azimuth

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