{"id":3548,"date":"2026-02-19T11:52:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa-schoolatlas.eu\/esa-schoolatlas\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=3548"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:52:49","slug":"geostationary","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/esa-schoolatlas.eu\/esa-schoolatlas\/glossary\/geostationary\/","title":{"rendered":"geostationary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Describes an <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  title=\"Glossary: orbit\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;orbit&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The path described by a heavenly body in its periodic revolution. Earth satellite orbits with inclinations near 0&deg; are called equatorial orbits because the satellite stays nearly over the equator. Orbits with inclinations near 90&deg; are called polar orbits because the satellite crosses nearly over the north and south poles.&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/esa-schoolatlas.eu\/esa-schoolatlas\/glossary\/orbit\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>orbit<\/a> in which a <a class=\"glossaryLink\" title=\"Glossary: satellite\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;satellite&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;A free-flying object orbiting the Earth, another planet, or the sun.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/esa-schoolatlas.eu\/esa-schoolatlas\/glossary\/satellite\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">satellite<\/a> is always in the same position with respect to the rotating Earth. The satellite travels around the Earth in the same direction, at an altitude of approximately 35,790 km because that produces an orbital <a class=\"glossaryLink\" title=\"Glossary: period\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;period&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Time required for a satellite to make one complete orbit.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/esa-schoolatlas.eu\/esa-schoolatlas\/glossary\/period\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">period<\/a> equal to the period of rotation of the Earth. Used for weather satellites and most commercial telecommunications satellites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Describes an orbit in which a satellite is always in the same position with respect to the rotating Earth. 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