geosynchronous — Английский словарь

Прилагательное

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 surface.

   Употребление

   • not-comparable

   Связанные слова

   areosynchronousgeostationaryheliostationaryheliosynchronous

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (1)

   Hiro looks up, focuses his gaze on Earth, zooms in for a look. As he gets closer, the imagery he’s looking at shifts from the long-range pictures coming in from the geosynchronous satellites to the good stuff being spewed into the CIC computer from a whole fleet of low-flying spy birds. The view he’s looking at is a mosaic of images shot no more than a few hours ago.

Прилагательное

1. of or having an orbit with a fixed period of 24 hours (although the position in the orbit may not be fixed with respect to the earth)