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geostationary definition

☆ geo·sta·tion·ary (jē′ō stā′s̸hə ner′ē)

adjective

designating or of a satellite or spacecraft in an orbit above the equator, revolving at a rate of speed synchronous with that of the earth's rotation so that it always stays above the same place on the earth's surface
also geosynchronous ge′o·syn′·chro·nous (-siŋ′krə nəs)

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