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Why doesnt a geostationary satellite trace a path over the surface of the earth?
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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.
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How far above the earth is geostationary orbit?
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
Question 21 A satellite on the geostationary orbit can cover as much as half of the earth's surface.?
Yes; it is fairly far away, so it can cover almost half the Earth's surface - but not quite.
What is a geostationary satellite?
Geostationary is the moving orbit in the plane of the equator. Geostationary satellites are 22,300 miles above the Earths surface, and remain stationary at a fixed point. Weather and communication satellites are examples of geostationary satellites.
What does a satellite do when its in geostationary orbit?
it's hot. ;)
Why must the Earth-based satellite dish face a fixed direction if it remains in the same location with respect to a geostationary satellite?
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How far above the earth is geostationary orbit?
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
What are geostationary orbits?
an orbit that is about 36000km above the Earth's surface and in which a satellite is above a fixed spot on the equator.
A geostationary satellite appears standstill to a viewer on the equator of earth?
A geostationary satellite appears to stand still to a viewer anywhere on the earth, not just on the equator.
Question 21 A satellite on the geostationary orbit can cover as much as half of the earth's surface.?
Yes; it is fairly far away, so it can cover almost half the Earth's surface - but not quite.
What is the distance of the center of the earth to a Geostationary satellite?
42300 km
What type of satellite orbits the earth at 22300 miles above the earth?
Geostationary
What is a geostationary satellite?
Geostationary is the moving orbit in the plane of the equator. Geostationary satellites are 22,300 miles above the Earths surface, and remain stationary at a fixed point. Weather and communication satellites are examples of geostationary satellites.
What is non-geostationary satellite?
A geostationary orbit is an orbit of the Earth that is circular, over the equator, and at the right distance to have a period of 24 hours. A satellite in such an orbit appears to hang motionless, always at the same point in the sky Anything else is a non-geostationary orbit. A satellite in one of those appears to move in the sky, so that if you want to communicate with it, you need a movable dish.
Why geostationary satellite not falling to ground?
Because they're moving 'sideways' at more than 6,000 miles per hour, out where the acceleration of gravity is only about 3% of what it is on Earth's surface. The satellite is falling allright, but the Earth's curved surface is falling away exactly as fast as the satellite itself is falling toward it, so the satellite's altitiude above the surface never changes.
What is the device that orbits the Earth and collects weather data?
Geostationary satellite.
How far must a geostationary communication satellite orbit?
Geo-stationary communication satellites are 35,768 Km far from earth surface at an equatorial latitiude.
What does a satellite do when its in geostationary orbit?
it's hot. ;)
