Describe in brief about geostationary satellites.

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Geo means Earth and stationary means something at rest . So a geostationary satellite have an orbital period equal to the Earth's rotational period (one sidereal day) and thus appears motionless, at a fixed position in the sky, to ground observers .These satellites are earth-orbiting satellite, placed...
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Geo means Earth and stationary means something at rest . Soa geostationary satellite have an orbital period equal to the Earth's rotational period (one sidereal day) and thus appears motionless, at a fixed position in the sky, to ground observers .These satellites are earth-orbiting satellite, placed at a height of approximately 36000 directly over the equator, that revolves in the same direction the earth rotates (west to east). read less
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