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geosynchronous satellite |
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geosynchronous satellite [‚jē·ō¦siŋ·krə·nəs ′sad·əl‚īt] (aerospace engineering) An earth satellite that makes one revolution in one sidereal day (23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds), synchronous with the earth's rotation; the orbit can have arbitrary eccentricity and arbitrary inclination to the earth's equator. Also known as synchronous satellite. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A 2002 report from an interdisciplinary workshop hosted by NOAA concluded that, "NOAA should encourage the development of passive microwave instruments for geostationary satellites in order to provide the kind of high-temporal-resolution precipitation measurements that are required for short-term storm forecasting. 0, Atmel's GPS chipset is now capable of receiving SBAS (Satellite Based Augmentation Systems) signals from multiple geostationary satellites such as WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) in the USA or EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigational Overlay System) in Europe simultaneously. XM uses two very large Boeing geostationary satellites (named Rock and Roll) orbiting 23,000 miles above the Equator and positioned to provide coverage of the continent from coast to coast and beyond. |
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