Image: Geosynchronous orbit
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Description: Geosynchronous orbit animation. This shows a satellite in a geosynchronous orbit about the Earth. When orbiting at a certain height a satellite's period of rotation is the same as the Earth's, exactly one day.
Title: Geosynchronous orbit
Credit: Own work
Author: Talifero
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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