How to Pronounce "geosynchronous"
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Describes an orbit around the Earth where an object takes exactly one day to go around, so it stays above the same area at the same time each day.
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The satellite is in a geosynchronous orbit.
A geosynchronous satellite matches the Earth's rotation.
Weather data comes from geosynchronous satellites.
Because it's geosynchronous, the satellite always appears in the same spot in the sky.