geosynchronous

English

Etymology

From geo- +‎ synchronous.

Adjective

geosynchronous (not comparable)

1. Refers to the orbit of a satellite whose rate of revolution is matched to the rotation period of the Earth. A special case is the geostationary orbit which is circular and equatorial, so that the satellite appears to be fixed over a particular point on Earth's sky.

Derived terms

• geosynchronicity

 

Related terms

• areosynchronous
• geostationary
• [[heliostationary

  heliosynchronous#English|heliostationary

  heliosynchronous]]

 

Translations

orbit whose rate of revolution is matched with Earth

• Finnish: geosynkroninen (fi)
• French: géosynchrone (fr)
• Italian: geosincrono
• Russian: геосинхронный (ru) m (geosinxronnyj)
• Turkish: jeosenkron