A geostationary satellite. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : geostationary orbit. From Dictionary.com.
The system also boasts 120 American satellites in geostationary orbit. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Specter’s Sham Legislation Touted By The Media As A White House ‘Concession’] Reference
Or about Nova Caledonia, a lifeship suspended in geostationary orbit exactly 35,786 kilometers above Perth?. From Wordnik.com. [Pruned] Reference
This means that it is no longer in geostationary orbit, and it starts to “fall†perceptibly toward the Earth. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2007 » August : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
Today, the frontier of private enterprise is the halo of communications satellites in geostationary orbit 24,000 miles above our planet. From Wordnik.com. [Google Offers $20 Million X Prize to Put Robot on Moon | Impact Lab] Reference
The other, a European satellite called ARTEMIS (Advanced Relay and Technology Mission), soars 36,000 kilometres above Earth in geostationary orbit. From Wordnik.com. [Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Lasers for communication] Reference
By the way, if you're curious about the "flying banana" (actually called a geostationary banana), you can go. From Wordnik.com. [Progressive Bloggers] Reference
Arthur C Clarke, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the originator of the idea of geostationary satellites has died. From Wordnik.com. [venturing into impossible] Reference
The first advantage of that closeness is that it creates the best conditions for launching satellites into a so-called geostationary orbit (GSO). From Wordnik.com. [RIA Novosti] Reference
The satellites that take our pictures for weather are what are called geostationary satellites, meaning they rotate at the same Earth that the Earth rotates. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 1, 2006] Reference
He also popularised the idea of geostationary communications satellites in the 1940s, which has led to the geostationary orbit also being dubbed the 'Clarke Orbit'. From Wordnik.com. [The SFX Top 100 List (continued)] Reference
Communication satelites are as far as I understand in geostationary orbit. From Wordnik.com. [OK, so that didn't work] Reference
Statsionar - Russia's geostationary system for satellite telecommunications. From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference
There is already precedence with the ownership of geostationary parking orbits. From Wordnik.com. [Dennis Wingo - Why Space? Why Now? - NASA Watch] Reference
It was located in a geostationary orbit and kept pointed on the metro D.C. area. From Wordnik.com. [Call to Treason]
He came up with the idea of a space elevator, as well as geostationary satellites. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference
Three of the moon 4 Lakh Kms. Our geostationary satelites revolve at a royal birth. From Wordnik.com. [Sun Shots] Reference
We have, again, our geostationary satellites up there watching those storms all the time. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 15, 2007] Reference
Also, with Ku-band (geostationary orbit) satellites, each transponder is pointing at a sector. From Wordnik.com. [After Long Delays, In-Flight Broadband Is Taking Off] Reference
When implemented, three geostationary satellites 120 degrees apart could link the entire Earth. From Wordnik.com. [Ben Rosen: Spin Me to the Moon] Reference
From French Guinea Ariane took a couple of telecommunication satellites to geostationary orbit. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
To cover the complete continent and adjacent oceans two satellites are employed in a geostationary orbit. From Wordnik.com. [Remote sensing] Reference
In fact, Canada had the first domestic geostationary communication satellite system in the world -- Anik A. From Wordnik.com. [The Canadian Telecommunications Industry and Satellite TV in Canada] Reference
On March 18th 2004, a 100 foot wide asteroid passed just above geostationary satalites in orbit around Earth. From Wordnik.com. [nessus Diary Entry] Reference
He imagined a huge tower anchoring a cable that reached up to a way- station parked in a geostationary orbit. From Wordnik.com. [Climbing a Ribbon to Space | Impact Lab] Reference
It will take ten days for the satellite to maneuver to its geostationary equatorial orbit at 35,888 km 22,300 miles. From Wordnik.com. [GOES-P Goes to Space | Universe Today] Reference
The computer display was created from the sensors of three geostationary satellites, continuously and simultaneously. From Wordnik.com. [Empire Builders]
The voice was thin and crackly with its journey to a geostationary satellite and back, but it was also hauntingly calm. From Wordnik.com. [So long, and thanks for all the fish]
The idea is to suspend a 100,000 km cable, most likely made of carbon nanotubes, between Earth and geostationary orbit. From Wordnik.com. [- Boing Boing] Reference
Placing it too high above geostationary would place a great deal of tension on the wires, because higher orbits are slower. From Wordnik.com. [Dread Empire's Fall: The Sundering] Reference
Not being greedy say to geostationary orbit, or be able to go from shuttle to hubble orbit and back, or equatorial to polar. From Wordnik.com. [Candid Comments on the Constellation Program - NASA Watch] Reference
A 1945 letter to the editors of Wireless World magazine written by Arthur C. Clarke - geostationary satellite communications. From Wordnik.com. [July 2007] Reference
The final spacecraft in this series of NASA and NOAA's "GOES" geostationary environmental weather satellites is ready for launch. From Wordnik.com. [With a Name Like GOES-P, This Satellite Has to be Good | Universe Today] Reference
The U.S. expects that the commercial space launch agreement will provide Ukraine access to both the geosynchronous/geostationary orbit. From Wordnik.com. [Fact Sheet On Us Ukranian Space Cooperation] Reference
Overall the platform gave the impression of being the lobby of a pleasant economy hotel, suddenly launched toward geostationary orbit. From Wordnik.com. [Old Mans War] Reference
Changing the inclination of an orbit requires a lot of fuel, so this orbit was less expensive than a geostationary orbit, said Pesnell. From Wordnik.com. [SDO On Station Transmitting First Data as Solar Science Payloads Open Today | Universe Today] Reference
Statsionar - Russia's geostationary system for satellite telecommunications. submarine cable - a cable designed for service under water. From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
About a year later, and inspired by Arthur C. Clarke, Harold came up with the idea of creating a geostationary communications satellite. From Wordnik.com. [Ben Rosen: Spin Me to the Moon] Reference
Statsionar -- Russia's geostationary system for satellite telecommunications. submarine cable -- a cable designed for service under water. From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
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