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Parking orbit for a geostationary satellite is

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at 45 degrees north west of equator

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is in equatorial plane of earth

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in west-east direction.

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along the north direction

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Solution

The correct option is B is in equatorial plane of earth
Parking orbit for a geostationary satellite is in equatorial plane of earth, since it has to be at rest always with respect to equator
The correct option is option (b)

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