Geostationary satellites are launched via a temporary orbit, and then placed in a "slot" above a particular point on the Earth's surface. The satellite requires periodic station-keeping to maintain its position. Modern retired geostationary satellites are placed in …

What is a geostationary satellite? A geostationary satellite is an Earth-orbiting satellite placed at an altitude of approximately 22,300 miles or 35,800 kilometers directly above the equator. These satellites revolve in the same direction the Earth rotates -- west to east.

2023年5月23日 · A Geostationary Satellite is defined as a satellite that appears to be at a fixed point in space as it appears from Earth’s surface. They are in a “geosynchronous” orbit moving in time with respect to the Earth.

NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES)–R Series is the Western Hemisphere’s most sophisticated weather-observing and environmental-monitoring system. The GOES-R Series provides advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements, real-time mapping of lightning activity, and monitoring of space weather.

2017年3月1日 · A geostationary satellite refers to a satellite that orbits the Earth at a specific altitude and remains fixed over one longitude at the equator, appearing motionless in the sky to observers on the ground.

2025年1月11日 · Geostationary orbit, a circular orbit 35,785 km (22,236 miles) above Earth’s Equator in which a satellite’s orbital period is equal to Earth’s rotation period of 23 hours and 56 minutes. A spacecraft in this orbit appears to an observer on Earth to be stationary in the sky.

A geostationary orbit (or Geostationary Earth Orbit - GEO) is a type of geosynchronous orbit directly above the Earth's equator (0° latitude). Like all geosynchronous orbits, it has a period (time for one orbit) that is 24 hours.