geostationary satellite
51geostationary — adj. Electronics (of an artificial satellite of the earth) moving in such an orbit as to remain above the same point on the earth s surface (see also GEOSYNCHRONOUS) …
52Communications satellite — A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to COMSAT) is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purpose of telecommunications. Modern communications satellites use a variety of orbits including geostationary orbits, Molniya… …
53Weather satellite — GOES 8, a United States weather satellite. The weather satellite is a type of satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the Earth. Satellites can be either polar orbiting, seeing the same swath of the Earth every 12… …
54Geosynchronous satellite — A geosynchronous satellite is a satellite whose orbital track on the Earth repeats regularly over points on the Earth over time. If such a satellite s orbit lies over the equator and the orbit is circular, it is called a geostationary satellite.… …
55Sirius Satellite Radio — Infobox Company company name = Sirius Satellite Radio company company type = Division of Sirius XM Radio company slogan = The Best Radio on Radio foundation = May 17, 1990 (as Satellite CD Radio, Inc.) location = New York City, New York, United… …
56Mentor (satellite) — Mentor 4 (USA 202, 2009 001A) shows up as a magnitude +8 star in this image. Note how the real stars are trailed in this 10 second exposure: the geostationary satellite is pinpoint. Photograph by amateur satellite observer Marco Langbroek, the… …
57European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service — The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) is a satellite based augmentation system (SBAS) under development by the European Space Agency, the European Commission and EUROCONTROL. It is intended to supplement the GPS, GLONASS… …
58synchronous satellite — synchronous satellite, an artificial satellite whose orbit is synchronous with the rotation of the earth on its axis. It orbits the earth once every 24 hours at a fixed altitude above the equator, and thus appears to be stationary; geostationary… …
59orbite de satellite géostationnaire — nuostovioji Žemės palydovo orbita statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. geostationary satellite orbit vok. Umlaufbahn der geostationären Satelliten, f rus. орбита геостационарного спутника, f pranc. orbite de satellite… …
60fixed satellite — noun A geostationary satellite • • • Main Entry: ↑fix …
