If a satellite is in geosynchronous orbit, it will take the satellite 24 hours, a day, to orbit the Earth once. This is so because geosynchronous orbit is when a satellite orbit the Earth at such a time, that is is over the Earth at all times.
Geostationary orbital altitude = 35,786 km (22,236 miles)
Earth average equatorial radius = 6,373 km (3,960 miles)
Geostationary orbital diameter = 42,159 km (26,196 miles)
Corresponding circumference = 264,893 km (164,594 miles)
61 kilometers above the EARTH'S surface? There is no orbital period; that's well within the atmosphere. Anything trying to orbit at that altitude would burn up, decelerate and crash.
In the absence of the Earth's atmosphere, a satellite would orbit at a speed of about 7.8 km/sec, giving it a period of just under 1 1/2 hours.
For a satellite orbiting any body other than the Earth, you will need to specify the mass and diameter of the primary body.
LEO (Low-Earth Orbit) satellites have periods dependent on their orbital altitudes. The higher the orbit, the longer it takes. At the lowest stable orbits, the orbital period is around 90 minutes.
The idea is that it is always over the same spot of the Earth, so it must rotate together with the Earth. Since Earth rotates once every 23 hours and 56 minutes, the satellite must complete one revolution in the same time.
Geostationary satellites have an orbital period of exactly 1 day. That way they can always stay above the same place on the Earth, as the Earth also makes one turn per day.
About one and a half hours.
Geostationary
the time it takes the satellite to travel around the earth once
Satellite terminals with fixed antennas, such as the TV dish on the garage or the corner of the house.
A Geosynchronous or Geostationary satellite. The orbit period of a satellite will be longer the further it is away from the planet, so these have to be quite far away to match the rotation period of the earth. They orbit the earth once every 24 hours, so stay in the same apparent position when 'seen' from earth. This means that satellite dishes receiving signals from it can remain still, pointing in one direction rather than having to track it across the sky - a big advantage.
A geosynchronous satellite is a satellite in geosynchronous orbit, with an orbital period the same as the Earth's rotation period.
24 hours
23hours 56minutes 4seconds (rounded)
Watch the satellite, with either a telescope or a very highly directional radio antenna. An observation period of twelve hours will be long enough to answer the question. If the satellite appears to move in the sky by more than a few tenths of a degree during that time, then it is not in geostationary orbit.
Geostationary satellite
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A geostationary satellite does not trace a path over the surface of the earth because that is what geostationary means - the satellite is stationary over a point on the Earth.
A geostationary orbit will keep the satellite in one area relative to the surface
Geostationary satellites are in an orbit that's 22,282 mi (35,786 km) above the surface of the Earth. For more on Geostationary satellite orbits, visit http://www.idirect.net/Company/Satellite-Basics/How-Satellite-Works.aspx
they fly in air
A geostationary satellite appears to stand still to a viewer anywhere on the earth, not just on the equator.
No. A geostationary satellite appears to be stationary in the sky, which means not moving. This is a big part of the reason why it is referred to as a geo'stationary' satellite.
Synchronous orbitThis is where an orbiting body (moon) has a period equal to the average rotational period of the body being orbited (planet), and in the same direction of rotation as that body.