Geostationary Orbit (GEO)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Geostationary_Orbit_(GEO)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Titan
gptkbp:advantage Continuous coverage of same area
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Geostationary_Earth_Orbit
gptkbp:characteristic Satellite appears stationary relative to Earth
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Hermann_Oberth
gptkbp:eccentricity 0 (circular)
gptkbp:elevation 35,786 km above Earth's equator
gptkbp:firstSatellite gptkb:Syncom_3
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:International_Telecommunication_Union_(ITU)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Geostationary Orbit (GEO)
gptkbp:inclination 0 degrees
gptkbp:limitation High latency
Limited coverage at high latitudes
gptkbp:longitudeCoverage Specific longitude over equator
gptkbp:orbitType 24 hours
Earth's equatorial plane
gptkbp:parentBody gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:Arthur_C._Clarke
gptkbp:region Space
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Clarke_Belt
gptkb:Geosynchronous_Orbit
gptkbp:speed ~3.07 km/s
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Broadcast_satellites
gptkb:Communications_satellites
gptkb:Weather_satellites
gptkbp:yearOfFirstUse 1964
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Low_Earth_Orbit_(LEO)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6