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geosynchronous orbit |
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geosynchronous orbit [‚jē·ō¦siŋ·krə·nəs ′ȯr·bət] (aerospace engineering) A satellite orbit that has a period of one sidereal day (23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds). Abbreviated GEO. 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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Long Beach-based Sea Launch, which is developing a mobile, sea-platform for the launch of rockets, has successfully delivered a communications satellite to geosynchronous orbit. Governor Jerry Brown of California no longer wants us to lower our expectations but to raise them; into geosynchronous orbit, in fact. He is equally recognized in global scientific and engineering circles as the genius who first proposed communications satellites in geosynchronous orbit. |
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