Synchronous Orbit Definition

noun

A geostationary orbit.

American Heritage

(Military) A satellite orbit where the orbital period is equal to, or multiples of, the Earth's rotational period; i.e. making one, two, three, etc., orbits in a 24-hour period.

Examples include geosynchronous (period equals Earth's rotation), semisynchronous (two orbits per day); and geostationary (geosynchronous orbit where satellite maintains a fixed position on the equat). (JP 3-14); (JP 1-02).

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