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Its stable orbit and velocity is exactly enough to keep up with Earth's rotation. From Earth's surface, looking up, a geosynchronous satellite would appear not to move; essentially keeping it overhead, and making it permanaently available to bounce communication / TV signals off.

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Moving from the earth outwards, only one orbital velocity will sustain stable orbit, at one particular radius.

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