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ORBITA GEOESTACIONARIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-03-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Satellite Telecommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- geostationary orbit
1, record 1, English, geostationary%20orbit
correct, NATO
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- GEO 2, record 1, English, GEO
correct, NATO
- GSO 2, record 1, English, GSO
correct, NATO
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- geostationary Earth orbit 3, record 1, English, geostationary%20Earth%20orbit
correct
- GEO 3, record 1, English, GEO
correct
- GEO 3, record 1, English, GEO
- Geo orbit 4, record 1, English, Geo%20orbit
correct
- GSO orbit 5, record 1, English, GSO%20orbit
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An orbit in which a satellite appears to remain in the same spot in the sky all the time. 6, record 1, English, - geostationary%20orbit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When a satellite is in geostationary orbit, it travels at exactly the same speed as the Earth is rotating below it. A satellite in geostationary orbit is very high up at 35 850 km above the Earth. Geostationary satellites are always located directly above the equator. The area with which a satellite is geostationary orbit can communicate is called its footprint. 6, record 1, English, - geostationary%20orbit
Record 1, Key term(s)
- GSO orbit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications par satellite
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- orbite géostationnaire
1, record 1, French, orbite%20g%C3%A9ostationnaire
correct, feminine noun, NATO
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- GEO 2, record 1, French, GEO
correct, feminine noun, NATO
- GSO 3, record 1, French, GSO
correct, feminine noun, NATO
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'orbite géostationnaire, abrégée GEO (geostationary orbit), parfois appelée orbite de Clarke, est une orbite située à 35 786 km d'altitude au-dessus de l'équateur de la Terre, dans le plan équatorial et d'une excentricité orbitale nulle. C'est un cas particulier de l'orbite géosynchrone. 4, record 1, French, - orbite%20g%C3%A9ostationnaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Telecomunicaciones por satélite
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- órbita geoestacionaria
1, record 1, Spanish, %C3%B3rbita%20geoestacionaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trayectoria seguida por un satélite que gira alrededor de la Tierra a una altura de 35.780 Km sobre el ecuador. 2, record 1, Spanish, - %C3%B3rbita%20geoestacionaria
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