geostationary in English

adjective

1

(of an artificial satellite of the earth) moving in a geosynchronous orbit in the plane of the equator, so that it remains stationary in relation to a fixed point on the surface. This orbit is achieved at an altitude of 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the earth. It is used by communication and meteorological satellites.

Once in geostationary orbit above the equator this satellite will provide a wide range of high-speed telecommunications services for North America, South America, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

Use "geostationary" in a sentence

1. Several geostationary meteorological spacecraft are in operation.

2. There's also mandates for those dead geostationary spacecraft to be moved into a graveyard orbit.

3. ECU 250 million for the acquisition and launch of four satellites in geostationary orbit.

4. This practice is most common when States register space objects in the geostationary satellite orbit (GSO).

5. (a) "Augmentation" means regional or local mechanisms such as the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS).

6. Geostationary weather satellites orbit the Earth above the equator at altitudes of 35,880 km (22,300 miles).

7. The first is the introduction of a so-called European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service, abbreviated to EGNOS.

8. 30 The first satellites placed in geostationary orbit were the synchronous communication(SYNCOM)satellites launched by NASA in 19

9. Now about 200 communications satellites, most of them geostationary, are in operation, connecting places all over the world.

10. The new system will be a constellation of 35 satellites, which include 5 geostationary orbit satellites for backward compatibility with BeiDou-1, and 30 non-geostationary satellites (27 in medium Earth orbit and 3 in inclined geosynchronous orbit), that will offer complete coverage of the globe.

11. In 2019 it was determined that the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instruments on GOES weather satellites can detect fireballs and Bolides

12. Vega's second flight releases 3 satellites into orbits From there the Breeze M will be used to Circularise the orbit before the satellite is injected into a geostationary transfer orbit.

13. Continuity of operation should be ensured for important sensors and instrumentation, such as the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) and the NASA Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE);

14. On November 9, 1966, Canada's first geostationary satellite serving the continent, Anik A1, was launched by Telesat Canada, with the United States following suit with the launch of Westar 1 by Western Union on April 13, 1967.

15. The project's researchers believe aerocapture technologies could eventually become a core capability for planetary transportation, moving humans and cargo between geostationary Earth orbit and low Earth orbit, and also between the Earth and the Moon or Mars.

16. In addition to regular issues, the journal publishes selected proceedings of the annual International Astronautical Congress (IAC), transactions of the IAA and special issues on topics of current interest, such as microgravity, space station technology, geostationary orbits, and space economics.

17. Some delegates expressed the view that more consideration should be given to the use of nuclear power sources in outer space, specifically in geostationary and low-Earth orbits, in order to address the legal aspects of potential collisions of nuclear-powered space objects in orbit and the incidents or emergencies that might be created by the accidental re-entry of such objects into the Earth’s atmosphere, as well as the impact of such a re-entry on the Earth’s surface, human life and health and the ecosystem.