geostationary
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7.3
- adjective
- /ˌdʒiːoʊˈsteɪʃənˌɛri/
- Specialized
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geoestacionario
- The communication satellite is positioned in a geostationary orbit, allowing it to stay directly above the same point on Earth.
- geostationary satellites
- geostationary orbit
- geostationary launch
But when things die, they stay geosynchronous but not geostationary.
- But when things die, they stay geosynchronous but not geostationary.
Examples
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Television signals are transmitted via satellites in geostationary orbit, which remain fixed relative to the Earth's surface.
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So satellites in geostationary orbit, which is a very high altitude orbit that matches the rotation of the Earth, transmits TV signals down to the Earth.
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So next question, did the satellite follow a geostationary or polar orbit or some other trajectory?
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The U.S.-Russian agreement limited Moscow to eight geostationary satellites through the year 2000 at prices within 7.5 percent of prices charged by Western companies.
Academic text (1996) -
Space law is therefore lex specialis that allows, for instance, states to place space objects into geostationary orbit above the subjacent territory of other states.
Academic text (2017) -
In the fall of 2012, the communications satellite EchoStar XVI will launch into geostationary orbit with the disc mounted to its anti-earth deck.
Blog text (32) -
For those wondering, Echostar XVI will be in geostationary orbit, so won't be subject to atmospheric friction like the ISS is.
Blog text (7) -
What I did was to point out that (a) artificial satellites, with their line-of-sight view of enormous areas of the Earth, could act as wonderful relay stations, and (b) the obvious location for such relays was in geostationary orbit, where they would stay fixed over the same spot on the planet and therefore, unlike all other celestial bodies, would remain motionless in the sky.
Academic text (2000) -
Weather forecasts are made more accurate thanks to satellites in geostationary orbit that monitor the same area continuously.
Synonyms
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9.5
An orbit that takes 24 hours so a satellite stays above the same place on Earth
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.1
An orbit around Earth where a satellite stays above the same point on the equator
Surface Forms
Morphology
geostationary = stationary (semi-transparent) = geo + station + ary
The meaning is directly built from 'geo' plus 'stationary', with no major sense shift at this level.
Etymology
The word geostationary comes from geo- meaning 'Earth' (seen in geography) and stationary meaning 'standing still' (like a station). So, a geostationary satellite stays above the same place on Earth.