geostationary

IPA: dʒioʊstˈeɪʃʌnɛri

At a fixed distance in three dimensions relative to a particular point on the Earth's surface; generally only possible with orbital satellites.

Examples of "geostationary" in Sentences

The system also boasts 120 American satellites in geostationary orbit.
Or about Nova Caledonia, a lifeship suspended in geostationary orbit exactly 35,786 kilometers above Perth?
This means that it is no longer in geostationary orbit, and it starts to â€œfallâ€ perceptibly toward the Earth.
Arthur C Clarke, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the originator of the idea of geostationary satellites has died
Today, the frontier of private enterprise is the halo of communications satellites in geostationary orbit 24,000 miles above our planet.
The other, a European satellite called ARTEMIS (Advanced Relay and Technology Mission), soars 36,000 kilometres above Earth in geostationary orbit.
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'.
In 1964 the first Trisanku (!), Syncom, with the generic scientific name geostationary satellite/geosynchronous satellite was placed above a fixed longitude on the equator, and thereby a myth became a reality.
The idea is for satellites in geostationary orbit to collect the sun's energy and convert it into radio waves for transmission to surface stations, where it will be converted into electricity for local power grids.