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What is meaning of geostationary

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of or relating to a satellite traveling in an orbit 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above theearth's equator: at this altitude, the satellite's period of rotation, 24 hours, matches theearth's and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the earth:

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