Question

What do you mean by geostationary satellite?

Answer 1

1. Geostationary satellite is a satellite that revolves from west to east during a period of revolution.
2. Geostationary satellite is placed in orbit at a distance of around 35,800 km from the earth’s surface.
3. The time period of a geostationary satellite is 24 hrs.
4. This circular orbit is concentric and coplanar with the equatorial plane of earth.
5. These satellites can be manmade.
6. This type of satellite appears at rest from the earth because the relative velocity of this satellite with respect to the earth is zero.
7. This basically means that the satellite revolves keeping the earth below it.