geosynchronous

/ ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɪŋkrənəs /

adjective

1. another word for geostationary

Example Sentences

A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 3:11 p.m. carrying the Merah Putih 2 telecommunications satellite for Telkom Indonesia to a geosynchronous transfer orbit.

From Seattle Times

The most notable and numerous of these, called geosynchronous satellites, orbit Earth at a height of about 36,000 km, which gives them an orbital period exactly equal to Earth’s rotation.

From Scientific American

Satellites dating to the 1960s are typically bigger — often the size of school buses — and located higher in space, in what is known as “geosynchronous orbit,” limiting their communication capabilities.

From Seattle Times

Gen. Saltzman said satellites in geosynchronous orbit, 22,236 miles in altitude, can each cover one-third of the earth with sensors seeking to gather photo or electronic information.

From Washington Times

This encounter puts the asteroid “well within the orbit of geosynchronous satellites,” the statement noted, but the asteroid is not on track to hit any.

From New York Times