geosynchronous satellite

A geosynchronous satellite is a satellite in geosynchronous orbit, with an orbital period the same as the Earth's rotation period. Such a satellite returns to the same position in the sky after each sidereal day, and over the course of a day traces out a path in the sky that is typically some form of analemma. A special case of geosynchronous satellite is the geostationary satellite, which has a geostationary orbit – a circular geosynchronous orbit directly above the Earth's equator. Another type of geosynchronous orbit used by satellites is the Tundra elliptical orbit.

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GSO satellite
artificial satellite of the Earth, 
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  GEO-KOMPSAT-2 ⓘ
  series of South Korean satellites

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  geostationary satellite ⓘ
  satellite in geostationary orbit

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  Syncom ⓘ
  American geostationary communication satellites

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	space object		GEO-KOMPSAT-2	geosynchronous satellite, weather satellite	Wikidata
class	space object		geostationary satellite	geosynchronous satellite	Wikidata
class	space object		Syncom	communications satellite, geosynchronous satellite	Wikidata
commons	image		ISS042-E-212817 - View of Earth		Commons