jschloer - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Congestion (Score 1) 73

by jschloer on Thursday May 21, 2009 @02:03PM (#28042927) Attached to: The 10-Year Satellite Forecast

Geosynchronous isn't the same as geostationary. Geosynchronous just means the satellite passes over the same points on the earth at regular intervals, which includes satellites that orbit over the poles. Geostationary is when the satellite remains "stationary" with regards to a point on the surface of the planet.

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