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Description: Geostationary orbit.To an observer on the rotating Earth (green dot on the blue sphere), the magenta satellite appears stationary in the sky. A red satellite is also geostationary above its own point on the blue sphere. http://weelookang.blogspot.com/2010/07/ejs-open-source-geostationary-satellite.html
Title: Geostationary227x221simple3Dtopview
Credit: Own work
Author: Lookang many thanks to author of original simulation = Francisco Esquembre author of Easy Java Simulation = Francisco Esquembre
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
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