geostationary
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From geo- stationary.
Adjective
[edit]geostationary (not comparable)
- At a fixed distance in three dimensions relative to a particular point on the Earth's surface; generally only possible with orbital satellites.
- 1971, Thomas A. Croft, Measurement of a Solar Wind Plasma Stream which Endures Several Months But is Intermittent on a Time Scale of about One Day[1]:
- The measurement is accomplished by observing the Faraday rotation angle of signals from geostationary satellites on a continuous basis.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]fixed distance orbit
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