Search Results: Geosynchronous transfer orbit


Geosynchronous orbit
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 23:19:42

A geosynchronous orbit (sometimes abbreviated GEO) is an Earth-centered orbit with an orbital period that matches Earth's rotation on its axis, 23 hours...

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Geostationary orbit
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 09:31:10

geostationary orbit, also referred to as a GEO or GSO, is a circular geosynchronous orbit 35,786 km (22,236 mi) in altitude above Earth's equator, 42,164 km...

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Geostationary transfer orbit
Jumat, 2026-05-15 03:55:18

In space mission design, a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) or geosynchronous transfer orbit is a highly elliptical type of geocentric orbit, usually...

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List of satellites in geosynchronous orbit
Minggu, 2026-05-31 01:36:57

This is a list of satellites in geosynchronous orbit (GSO). These satellites are commonly used for communication purposes, such as radio and television...

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Geosynchronous satellite
Sabtu, 2025-07-19 18:58:04

A geosynchronous satellite is a satellite in geosynchronous orbit, with an orbital period the same as the Earth's rotation period. Such a satellite returns...

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Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program
Minggu, 2026-05-03 12:58:48

Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) or Hornet is a class of United States spy satellites. The first two GSSAP spacecraft, GSSAP...

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Space elevator
Senin, 2026-05-25 06:50:29

Pearson also pointed out that the portion of the space elevator beyond geosynchronous orbit will be moving faster than orbital velocity, and hence could be...

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Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 16:03:20

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) is a class of expendable launch systems operated by ISRO. GSLV has been used in eighteen launches since...

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Geocentric orbit
Senin, 2026-04-20 14:12:30

between 2,000 km (1,200 mi) and that of the geosynchronous orbit at 35,786 km (22,236 mi). Geosynchronous orbit (GSO) Geocentric circular orbit with an...

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List of orbits
Senin, 2024-10-28 02:37:12

day. Thus, a geostationary orbit is defined as a geosynchronous orbit at zero inclination. Geosynchronous (and geostationary) orbits have a semi-major axis...

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Graveyard orbit
Senin, 2026-05-18 22:12:45

significant graveyard orbit is a supersynchronous orbit well beyond geosynchronous orbit. Some satellites are moved into such orbits at the end of their...

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Altitude
Senin, 2026-04-20 00:33:36

between 2,000 km (1,200 mi) and that of the geosynchronous orbit at 35,786 km (22,236 mi). Geosynchronous orbit (GSO) Geocentric circular orbit with an...

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PAS-22
Selasa, 2025-12-30 03:21:56

HGS-1 and then PAS-22, was a geosynchronous communications satellite, which was salvaged from an unusable geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) by means...

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Satellite delay
Senin, 2022-03-14 03:11:14

to and from satellites, especially distant geosynchronous satellites. Bouncing a signal off a geosynchronous satellite takes about a quarter of a second...

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Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites program
Senin, 2026-02-02 19:17:14

Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program leverages commercial space technology to inspect and repair aging or broken satellites in the geosynchronous...

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Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System
Jumat, 2026-05-15 20:25:35

FYP and will be launched in the beginning of 13th FYP (2018–23) in geosynchronous orbit of 42° inclination. Also, the development of space-qualified Indian...

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LVM3
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 15:59:18

Launch Vehicle for low Earth orbit and polar launches and the larger Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle for payloads to geostationary transfer orbit...

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Syncom
Rabu, 2025-11-05 09:39:14

communication satellite") started as a 1961 NASA program for active geosynchronous communication satellites, all of which were developed and manufactured...

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Koppillil Radhakrishnan
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 12:51:39

Koppillil Radhakrishnan (born 29 August 1949) is an Indian space scientist who headed ISRO as Chairman of Space Commission, Secretary of the Department...

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Luch 5A
Jumat, 2025-11-21 19:18:38

Space Station, and from other satellites in low Earth orbit. It is in geosynchronous orbit. Luch 5A is one of three Luch relay satellites. Luch 5B was launched...

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Computer network
Selasa, 2026-06-02 23:13:40

via microwave. The satellites are stationed in space, typically in geosynchronous orbit 35,400 km (22,000 mi) above the equator. These Earth-orbiting...

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Prowler (satellite)
Minggu, 2025-09-28 09:31:26

aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1990 to study Soviet satellites in geosynchronous orbit. The government of the United States has never acknowledged its...

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Earth orbit
Selasa, 2026-05-12 19:25:22

Sun Geocentric orbit, an orbit around the Earth Geostationary orbit Geosynchronous orbit Low Earth orbit Medium Earth orbit High Earth orbit Earth Orbiter...

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Medium Earth orbit
Minggu, 2026-03-08 16:46:45

whereas the boundary between MEO and HEO is the particular altitude of a geosynchronous orbit, in which a satellite takes 24 hours to circle the Earth, the...

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GOES 13
Rabu, 2026-05-06 22:30:05

EWS-G1 (Electro-optical Infrared Weather System Geostationary) is a weather satellite of the U.S. Space Force, formerly GOES-13 (also known as GOES-N before...

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GSAT-14
Sabtu, 2026-05-16 01:04:28

GSAT-3 satellite, which was launched in 2004. GSAT-14 was launched by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk.II, which incorporated an Indian-built cryogenic...

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Areosynchronous orbit
Rabu, 2025-05-28 07:13:43

satellites around the planet Mars. They are the martian equivalent of the geosynchronous orbits (GSO) on the Earth. The prefix areo- derives from Ares, the ancient...

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GSAT
Senin, 2026-04-27 23:14:57

The GSAT (Geosynchronous Satellite) series is a family of Indian communications satellites, indigenously developed and operated by the ISRO. The prorgamme...

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Earth
Minggu, 2026-06-07 04:40:18

A computer-generated image mapping the prevalence of artificial satellites and space debris around Earth in geosynchronous and low Earth orbit...

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AMC-23
Minggu, 2023-09-10 02:46:21

AMC-23 (formerly GE-23) is an American geostationary communications satellite that was launched by a Proton-M / Briz-M launch vehicle at 02:28:40 UTC on...

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List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches
Minggu, 2026-06-07 07:24:51

and launches of commercial and military satellites to LEO, polar, and geosynchronous orbits. The heaviest payload launched on Falcon is a batch of 24 Starlink...

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Long March 3B
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 08:13:08

used to place communications satellites and navigation satellites into geosynchronous orbits. An enhanced version, the Long March 3B/E or G2, was introduced...

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Atlas II
Minggu, 2025-10-26 14:05:03

designed to launch payloads into low Earth orbit, geosynchronous transfer orbit or geosynchronous orbit. Sixty-three launches of the Atlas II, IIA and...

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Synchronous Meteorological Satellite
Minggu, 2024-09-15 01:38:03

where NASA developed two weather satellites; which were placed into geosynchronous orbit. SMS-1 was launched May 17, 1974 and SMS-2 was launched February...

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Oko
Senin, 2025-09-15 19:36:40

defence early warning programme consisting of satellites in Molniya and geosynchronous orbits. Oko satellites are used to identify launches of ballistic missiles...

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Space Network
Minggu, 2024-07-07 23:09:33

Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) manages the SN, which consists of: The geosynchronous Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), Supporting ground terminal...

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Satellite bus
Senin, 2026-04-20 14:16:13

in order to achieve a specific mission. They are commonly used for geosynchronous satellites, particularly communications satellites, but are most commonly...

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Westar
Senin, 2026-05-11 15:51:12

Westar was a fleet of geosynchronous communications satellites operating in the C band which were launched by Western Union from 1974 to 1984. There were...

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Lockheed Martin A2100
Sabtu, 2026-02-21 01:56:03

Systems. It is used as the foundation for telecommunications payloads in geosynchronous orbit, as well as GOES-R weather satellites and GPS Block III satellites...

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LOC record
Selasa, 2026-01-06 05:55:05

67295 km. Which is large enough to store the altitude of a circular geosynchronous orbit (i.e. approximately 35,790 km above mean sea level). Maximum depth...

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List of spacecraft called Sputnik
Selasa, 2025-12-09 00:26:35

missile detection satellites US-KS, geosynchronous orbit missile detection satellites US-KMO, Modernised geosynchronous orbit missile detection satellites...

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Low Earth orbit
Rabu, 2026-06-03 22:30:00

Earth as to appear stationary above one location on the planet. Unlike geosynchronous satellites, satellites in low orbit have a small field of view and can...

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Analemma
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 16:36:52

as Jupiter's and more eccentric than Earth's.) Neptune Figure-eight. Geosynchronous satellites revolve around the Earth with a period of one sidereal day...

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Telstar
Senin, 2026-04-27 15:52:21

satellites that travel in circular geostationary orbits. Due to its non-geosynchronous orbit, similar to a Molniya orbit, availability of Telstar 1 for transatlantic...

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Kessler syndrome
Jumat, 2026-06-05 08:28:19

continuing past LEO, or satellites travelling at medium Earth orbit (MEO) or geosynchronous orbit (GEO). The catastrophic scenarios predict an increase in the number...

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Lanteris Space Systems
Rabu, 2026-05-06 23:57:44

Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program, which was designed to inspect, repair, and augment geosynchronous satellites and plans...

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Epoch (astronomy)
Selasa, 2026-01-27 06:54:58

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Minggu, 2026-05-17 14:24:07

launch pads used for launching sounding rockets, polar satellites and geosynchronous satellites. India's Lunar exploration probes Chandrayaan-1, Chandrayaan-2...

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Orbit
Senin, 2026-05-18 00:10:17

geosynchronous, but not all geosynchronous orbits are geostationary. A geostationary orbit stays exactly above the equator, whereas a geosynchronous orbit...

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United States Armed Forces
Kamis, 2026-06-04 23:58:39

Defense Squadron focuses on objects further in cislunar space, beyond geosynchronous orbit, with a specific focus on supporting NASA's Artemis program and...

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Intelsat I
Selasa, 2024-04-02 09:27:33

worm") was the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit, on April 6, 1965. It was built by the Space and Communications...

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Supersynchronous orbit
Minggu, 2026-06-07 04:06:43

Earth commerce is a band of near-circular Geocentric orbits beyond the geosynchronous belt—with perigee altitude above 36,100 kilometres (22,400 mi), approximately...

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Electronics World
Selasa, 2026-05-12 00:17:30

Electronics World (Wireless World, founded in 1913, and in October 1983 renamed Electronics & Wireless World) is a technical magazine published by Datateam...

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Harold Rosen (electrical engineer)
Jumat, 2025-06-06 10:04:03

satellite". He formed and led the team that designed and built the first geosynchronous communications satellite, Syncom, for Hughes Aircraft Company. Harold...

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Earth's orbit
Kamis, 2026-06-04 19:59:42

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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List of BeiDou satellites
Rabu, 2026-02-18 00:37:39

are operational: 7 in geostationary orbits (GEO), 10 in 55° inclined geosynchronous orbits (IGSO) and 27 in Medium Earth orbits (MEO). Furthermore, 8 satellites...

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Nilesat 101
Rabu, 2022-12-07 05:19:18

Nilesat 101 is an Egyptian owned geosynchronous communications satellite that was decommissioned in February 2013. Nilesat 101 was launched by an Ariane...

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Tundra orbit
Minggu, 2026-01-25 18:07:58

A Tundra orbit (Russian: орбита «Тундра») is a highly elliptical geosynchronous orbit with a high inclination (approximately 63.4°), an orbital period...

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Proton-M
Rabu, 2026-05-20 23:56:24

18L) Geosynchronous RSCC Success Maiden flight of the Proton-M 535-02 29 December 2002 23:16:40 Proton-M/Briz-M Site 81/24 Nimiq-2 Geosynchronous transfer...

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List of Indian satellites
Rabu, 2026-05-06 21:32:34

failure (at launch/during transit))   Extra-terrestrial missions   Geosynchronous Orbit (inclination ≥ 5°)   Geostationary Orbit (inclination < 5°)   Crewed...

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Satellite ground track
Rabu, 2026-04-29 02:04:09

ground tracks that cross over themselves in a single orbit, as in the geosynchronous and Molniya orbits discussed below. A satellite whose orbital period...

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NASA
Minggu, 2026-06-07 02:43:17

agency launched its experimental Applications Technology Satellites into geosynchronous orbit. NASA's first dedicated Earth observation satellite, Landsat,...

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ATS-5
Jumat, 2025-11-07 06:51:28

Satellite-5) also known as ATS-E was a communications satellite launched into geosynchronous orbit on August 12, 1969. Built by Hughes Aircraft and launched by NASA...

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High Earth orbit
Kamis, 2026-04-02 17:39:58

orbit is a geocentric orbit with an apogee farther than that of the geosynchronous orbit, which is 35,786 km (22,236 mi) away from Earth. In this article...

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Agila (satellite)
Minggu, 2025-12-28 19:24:59

Canaveral, SLC-40 Orbital parameters Reference system Earth (GEO) Regime Geosynchronous transfer (GTO) Semi-major axis 42,225.69 km (26,237.83 mi) Eccentricity...

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List of Indian astronauts
Kamis, 2026-04-16 07:52:37

observation satellites Timeline of first Earth observation satellites Geosynchronous orbit GOES GPS Kosmos Magnetospheric NRO TDRS USA Vehicles Orbital launch...

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Very-small-aperture terminal
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 21:44:01

cases, range from 4 kbit/s to 16 Mbit/s. VSATs access satellites in geosynchronous orbit or geostationary orbit to relay data from small remote Earth stations...

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Communications satellite
Selasa, 2026-04-28 01:54:05

26 July 1963. Syncom 2 was the first communications satellite in a geosynchronous orbit. It revolved around the Earth once per day at constant speed,...

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TeLEOS-1
Minggu, 2025-08-17 05:31:46

16 December 2015 Rocket PSLV-XL C29 Launch site Satish Dhawan SLP Contractor ISRO Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Geosynchronous...

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Mercury (satellite)
Senin, 2025-10-20 14:15:16

the United States Air Force. The satellites collect SIGINT from near-geosynchronous orbits. Their precise mission and capabilities are highly classified...

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Solar Dynamics Observatory
Minggu, 2026-04-19 01:24:27

with two solar arrays, and two high-gain antennas, in an inclined geosynchronous orbit around Earth. The spacecraft includes three instruments: the Extreme...

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BeiDou
Senin, 2026-04-27 19:56:25

of orbits: 24 in medium Earth orbit (global coverage), 3 in inclined geosynchronous orbit (Asia–Pacific coverage), and 3 in geostationary orbit (China coverage)...

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Non-rocket spacelaunch
Jumat, 2026-05-01 05:28:46

atmospheric drag losses during ascent. If the tower went all the way to geosynchronous orbit at approximately 35,999 kilometres (22,369 mi), objects released...

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STS-49
Selasa, 2026-05-05 08:03:03

before, attach it to a new upper stage, and relaunch it to its intended geosynchronous orbit. After several attempts, the capture was completed with the only...

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IRNSS-1A
Sabtu, 2026-01-17 20:04:03

Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) series of satellites been placed in geosynchronous orbit. The satellite has been developed at a cost of ₹1.25 billion (US$13 million)...

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Commercial use of space
Senin, 2025-05-26 06:28:43

later, the Hughes Aircraft Company developed the Syncom 3 satellite, a geosynchronous communications satellite, leased to the Department of Defense. Commercial...

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Thuraya
Jumat, 2026-04-03 22:46:38

regional mobile-satellite service (MSS) provider. The company operates two geosynchronous satellites and provides telecommunications coverage in about 150 countries...

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USA-227
Minggu, 2024-12-29 07:42:51

Following liftoff the rocket flew east, placing the satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. By 23:43 UTC, official updates on the status of the...

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List of GSLV launches
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 16:02:02

This is a list of launches conducted by ISRO using Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rockets. This list does not include LVM3 (formerly known...

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Laser Communications Relay Demonstration
Selasa, 2026-05-05 04:39:59

communication in space for extremely long distances, between Earth and geosynchronous orbit. After being integrated into STPSat-6, a part of STP-3, LCRD launched...

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Longitude of periapsis
Selasa, 2025-09-23 11:14:56

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Delta B
Sabtu, 2024-06-22 18:35:30

into a geosynchronous orbit, however the spacecraft malfunctioned prior to reaching this orbit. Syncom-2 subsequently became the first geosynchronous satellite...

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Quantum Space (company)
Rabu, 2026-05-27 22:53:04

to develop a line of spacecraft called Ranger that will operate in geosynchronous and cislunar space. Corporate leadership includes Dr. Kam Ghaffarian...

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Sun-synchronous orbit
Jumat, 2026-05-22 16:47:32

conjunction. Orbital perturbation analysis (spacecraft) Analemma Dyson ring Geosynchronous orbit Geostationary orbit List of orbits Polar orbit Space-based data...

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Orion (satellite)
Minggu, 2025-09-28 09:31:09

T. Flohrer; R. Choc; B. Bastida (February 2011). "CLASSIFICATION OF GEOSYNCHRONOUS OBJECTS ISSUE 13". ESA. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011....

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19th Space Defense Squadron
Rabu, 2024-11-13 21:29:59

Space Force unit responsible for monitoring everything outside the geosynchronous Earth orbit. It is a part of Space Delta 2. Lt Col Jonathan Smith, 6...

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Hohmann transfer orbit
Sabtu, 2026-04-18 01:25:54

which is less than the Δv of 1.46 km/s required to circularize the geosynchronous orbit. This illustrates the Oberth effect that at large speeds the same...

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Delta-v budget
Senin, 2026-05-11 12:27:56

transfer a heavier communication satellite from low Earth orbit to geosynchronous orbit than for a lighter one, the delta-v required is the same. Delta-v...

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Delta-v
Minggu, 2026-04-19 19:10:52

§ Interplanetary Transport Network and fuzzy orbits. C3 Escape orbit GEO Geosynchronous orbit GTO Geostationary transfer orbit L4/5 Earth–Moon L4L5 Lagrangian...

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Pine Gap
Rabu, 2026-06-03 15:36:01

communications and electronic intelligence, which it had collected using two geosynchronous Orion satellites located over the Indian Ocean. In late 1966, during...

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Space Shuttle
Sabtu, 2026-05-23 15:45:26

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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List of Proton launches (1980–1989)
Kamis, 2026-05-14 20:09:07

Gorizont #15L Geosynchronous Communications 14 July 1980 22:35 Proton-K/DM 8K82K/11S86 301-01 Site 200/40 Successful Ekran #19L Geosynchronous Communications...

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IRNSS-1D
Jumat, 2026-04-17 00:47:15

provide navigational services to the region. The satellite was placed in geosynchronous orbit. It was launched successfully on 28 March 2015 onboard ISRO's...

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Telkom-1
Kamis, 2026-05-14 23:44:35

Telkom-1 was a geosynchronous communications satellite built by Lockheed Martin, (Sunnyvale, California), for Indonesia's state-owned telecommunications...

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List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2026
Minggu, 2026-06-07 02:30:45

14:13:00 Falcon Heavy FH-012 Kennedy LC-39A SpaceX ViaSat-3 APAC ViaSat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational Originally intended to launch on...

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GEOStar-2
Kamis, 2026-03-05 08:27:04

Bus is a fully redundant, flight-proven, spacecraft bus designed for geosynchronous missions. It is a satellite platform, designed and developed by Thomas...

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AMOS-4 (satellite)
Selasa, 2024-01-16 10:32:35

geostationary orbit. Spaceflight portal Spacecom List of satellites in geosynchronous orbit "AMOS 4". Gunter's Space Page. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 7 May...

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On-orbit satellite servicing
Rabu, 2026-03-25 06:48:40

on-orbit satellite assets, principally focused on satellites in the geosynchronous Clarke Belt. The project was initiated in July 2012 with plans for system...

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Land Launch
Senin, 2026-02-02 21:33:19

offering to address lighter satellites directly into geosynchronous orbit or into geosynchronous transfer orbit, while Sea Launch continues to address...

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Near-equatorial orbit
Senin, 2026-06-01 04:21:07

geostationary orbit is a particular type of equatorial orbit, one which is geosynchronous. A satellite in a geostationary orbit appears stationary, always at...

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Geostationary Ocean Color Imager
Jumat, 2023-12-22 21:57:05

Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI, /ɡɔːθi/), is the world's first geostationary orbit satellite image sensor in order to observe or monitor an ocean-color...

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List of Long March launches (1990–1999)
Jumat, 2026-04-03 00:03:52

(DFH-2A-T4) Geosynchronous transfer Communication 7 April 1990 13:30 Long March 3 F-07 Xichang LA-3 Successful AsiaSat 1 Geosynchronous transfer AsiaSat...

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Solar transit
Rabu, 2026-01-07 17:37:53

"shades" the Earth station when viewed from the satellite. Satellites in geosynchronous orbit are irregularly affected based on their inclination. Reception...

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List of spaceflight launches in October–December 2025
Kamis, 2026-05-28 09:30:27

Geosynchronous TBA In orbit Operational 24 October 01:30 Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-551 Cape Canaveral SLC-40 SpaceX SpainSat NG II Hisdesat Geosynchronous Communications...

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Orbital station-keeping
Kamis, 2026-05-21 17:32:36

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Space Transportation System
Senin, 2026-04-27 21:05:31

space tug to move crew and equipment between Earth orbits as high as geosynchronous orbit, which could be adapted as a lunar orbit-to-surface shuttle. A...

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EV Nautilus
Senin, 2025-12-15 00:25:37

and the satellite being used. The signal is sent from Nautilus to a geosynchronous satellite, and then down to a ground station in Andover, Maine. The...

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Advanced Extremely High Frequency
Rabu, 2026-03-25 05:15:51

which makes it much less vulnerable to attacks on ground stations. As a geosynchronous satellite over the equator, it still needs to be supplemented with additional...

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List of spaceflight launches in April–June 2025
Minggu, 2026-04-26 05:44:59

Kosmos 2589 (14F166A №1) VKS Geosynchronous TBA In orbit Operational Kosmos 2590 (14F166A Subsat 1) VKS Geosynchronous TBA In orbit Operational First...

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Heavy-lift launch vehicle
Jumat, 2026-06-05 10:19:08

launch vehicles often carry payloads into higher-energy orbits, such as geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) or heliocentric orbit (HCO). An HLV is between...

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Inmarsat-4 F1
Kamis, 2026-02-26 23:12:17

by the British satellite operator Inmarsat. It was launched into a geosynchronous orbit at 21:42 GMT on 11 March 2005 from Space Launch Complex 41 at...

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Highly elliptical orbit
Minggu, 2026-05-24 22:23:51

go to geosynchronous orbit, into a HEO transfer orbit and then a final stage or engine circularizes the payload in the intended geosynchronous orbit....

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Eutelsat 8 West B
Senin, 2023-08-07 12:55:04

2015, with the launch vehicle successfully injecting its payload into geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). The launch was conducted by Arianespace. Following...

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List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2018
Minggu, 2025-12-28 19:51:52

SES-14 / GOLD SES S.A. Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Partial launch failure / Operational Al Yah-3 Yahsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit...

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Defense Support Program
Rabu, 2026-03-11 10:21:02

and military forces in Israel and Saudi Arabia. The satellites are in geosynchronous orbits, and are equipped with infrared sensors operating through a wide-angle...

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EOS-05
Selasa, 2026-05-26 17:19:02

Contractor ISRO Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Geosynchronous orbit EOS series ← EOS-N1 GISAT series ← GISAT-1 GISAT-2 →...

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Fuego
Rabu, 2025-10-29 08:36:29

Fuego (2014 film), a Spanish thriller film Fire urgency estimator in geosynchronous orbit, or FUEGO, an experimental technology to detect wildfires Renault...

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Fleet Satellite Communications System
Kamis, 2026-05-14 02:20:43

The system became operational in 1981. The fifth satellite reached geosynchronous orbit, but had severely limited utility due to damage to the solar arrays...

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Joseph V. Charyk
Sabtu, 2026-04-25 03:31:59

1920 – September 28, 2016) was widely credited as the founder of the geosynchronous communications satellite industry. He was born in Canmore, Alberta to...

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Synthetic-aperture radar
Senin, 2026-03-16 14:05:51

Synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) is a form of radar that is used to create two-dimensional images or three-dimensional reconstructions of objects, such as...

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Telstar 401
Senin, 2026-04-27 15:53:02

PBS, ABC, and UPN. The satellite is now space debris, remaining in geosynchronous orbit. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page...

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TDRS-1
Kamis, 2026-04-23 09:55:38

deployment from Challenger, TDRS-1 was to be raised to its operational geosynchronous orbit by means of an Inertial Upper Stage having two solid rocket motors...

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USA-246
Senin, 2022-10-24 16:45:46

Alliance Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Geosynchronous orbit Advanced Extremely High Frequency program ← AEHF-2 AEHF-4 →...

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List of Buran missions
Kamis, 2026-04-09 09:38:37

observation satellites Timeline of first Earth observation satellites Geosynchronous orbit GOES GPS Kosmos Magnetospheric NRO TDRS USA Vehicles Orbital launch...

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2000 in spaceflight
Senin, 2026-04-13 02:16:02

Force Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational 25 January 01:04 Ariane-42L H10-3 Kourou ELA-2 Arianespace Galaxy 10R PanAmSat Geosynchronous Communications...

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South Pole Traverse
Kamis, 2026-05-07 03:48:16

the edge of the Antarctic Plateau; Concordia has 24-hour access to geosynchronous satellites. Such satellites cannot be used at the poles since they are...

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OSAM-1
Jumat, 2026-05-08 23:23:30

Robotic Refueling Mission In-orbit refueling Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites program – Satellite-servicing project Kleiner, Kurt (24 February...

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Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
Selasa, 2026-04-28 19:39:32

system development agencies. Major programmes of VSSC include the PSLV, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, LVM3, Rohini sounding rocket series, Space...

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Lagrange point
Jumat, 2026-06-05 03:50:50

communication satellites covering the Moon alike communication satellites in geosynchronous orbit cover the Earth. Scientists at the B612 Foundation were planning...

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Orbital period
Selasa, 2026-05-19 10:49:26

planets relative to each other:[original research?][citation needed] Geosynchronous orbit derivation Leap year List of periodic comets Opposition (astronomy)...

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Very low Earth orbit
Jumat, 2026-05-15 02:27:57

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Earth-centered, Earth-fixed coordinate system
Senin, 2026-04-13 22:24:43

   Earth   IRNSS-1B   IRNSS-1C   IRNSS-1E   IRNSS-1F   IRNSS-1G   IRNSS-1I (IRNSS are geosynchronous satellites)...

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Subsynchronous orbit
Senin, 2023-07-31 17:44:30

will appear to drift eastward as seen from the Earth's surface. The Geosynchronous-belt subsynchronous orbital regime is regularly used in spaceflight...

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Tracking and data relay satellite
Senin, 2026-04-27 20:42:53

satellites are all designed and built to be launched to and function in geosynchronous orbit, 35,786 km (22,236 mi) above the surface of the Earth. The first...

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Vladimir Chelomey
Jumat, 2026-03-13 01:01:59

would be used over the years for planetary probes, space stations, geosynchronous satellites, and more. Chelomey's OKB also designed anti-satellite weapons...

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Minotaur V
Jumat, 2026-04-24 01:40:38

Grumman) to place up to 630 kilograms (1,390 lb) of payload into a geosynchronous transfer orbit or 342 kilograms (754 lb) on a trans-lunar trajectory...

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Hughes Aircraft Company
Selasa, 2026-05-19 01:04:56

Division built the world's first geosynchronous communications satellite, Syncom, followed by the first geosynchronous weather satellite, ATS-1, in 1966...

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GSAT-5P
Senin, 2025-05-19 13:17:10

the Indian National Satellite System, it was intended to operate in geosynchronous orbit as a replacement for INSAT-3E. GSAT-5P was a 2,310-kilogram (5...

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Russian Orbital Station
Senin, 2026-04-20 18:40:07

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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Mission Extension Vehicle
Selasa, 2026-03-24 01:52:14

repositioned the commsat so that it could come back on line in its designated geosynchronous spot, a space industry first for a telerobotic spacecraft, and something...

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YF-73
Rabu, 2026-06-03 03:15:16

1984, when it sent the first geosynchronous communications satellite experiment, the Dong Fang Hong 2 to geosynchronous orbit. It flew 13 times with 3...

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Heliocentric orbit
Rabu, 2026-03-04 07:18:51

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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2029
Kamis, 2026-05-28 11:30:10

32,000 kilometres (20,000 miles) from Earth's surface: closer than geosynchronous satellites. When discovered, it was considered a serious threat to Earth...

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Kosmos 2473
Rabu, 2025-04-30 21:25:39

20 September 2011. The launch successfully placed the satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and...

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1970 in spaceflight
Sabtu, 2026-04-11 04:36:59

Successful 15 January Delta M Cape Canaveral LC-17A Intelsat III F6 Intelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful 15 January Kosmos-2 Plesetsk Site...

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NigComSat-1
Rabu, 2026-06-03 03:14:11

2004. It was launched in China by Nasrda and became the third African geosynchronous communication satellite, when it was launched at 16:01 UTC on 13 May...

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Transfer orbit
Kamis, 2025-11-20 05:02:24

efficient than a Hohmann transfer orbit Geostationary transfer orbit or geosynchronous transfer orbit is usually also a Hohmann transfer orbit Lunar transfer...

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True anomaly
Rabu, 2026-04-29 08:29:40

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Eureka, Nunavut
Selasa, 2026-04-07 08:16:20

to Eureka was not Canadian.[citation needed] At Eureka's latitude, a geosynchronous communications satellite, if due south, would require an antenna to...

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List of Proton launches (2010–2019)
Kamis, 2026-05-14 20:09:48

1M #2 Geosynchronous Success Communications 535-32 12 February 2010 00:39:40 Proton-M/Briz-M 8K82KM/11S43 Site 200/39 Intelsat 16 Geosynchronous transfer...

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Intelsat 29e
Selasa, 2026-03-10 09:00:14

420 lb) of N2O4 and 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) of NTO. This new series of geosynchronous satellites lack an Earth Sensor, and thus enter Earth pointing attitude...

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Falcon 9
Jumat, 2026-05-08 04:33:36

a propulsive first-stage return. Flight 7, SES-8 — first launch to geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). Flight 9, CRS-3 — first flight with landing legs;...

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ViaSat-3
Rabu, 2026-04-29 23:28:41

aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket, which successfully placed it into a near-geosynchronous orbit in the early hours of 1 May at an altitude of approximately 34...

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Mean anomaly
Kamis, 2026-05-14 10:23:09

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Nilesat
Selasa, 2026-03-24 06:02:12

ground stations were built by EADS Astrium. Nilesat operates multiple geosynchronous communications satellites, all of which are stationed at 7 degrees West...

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Traveling-wave tube
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 15:36:05

signals to Earth stations. Syncom 2 was successfully launched into geosynchronous orbit on July 26, 1963, with two 2 W, 1850 MHz Hughes-designed TWT transponders —...

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Satellite navigation
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 03:39:36

satellites are placed in geostationary orbit (GEO) and the remaining four in geosynchronous orbit (GSO) to have a larger signal footprint and lower number of satellites...

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Military satellite
Selasa, 2026-05-05 03:26:25

Intelsat 901, which are located only half a degree from one another in geosynchronous orbit. The first satellite navigation system, Transit, used by the United...

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Inclined orbit
Sabtu, 2025-10-25 08:05:24

around the Sun if it has an angle other than 0° to the ecliptic plane. A geosynchronous orbit is an orbit with an altitude of approximately 36,000 km (22,000 mi)...

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Vikas (rocket engine)
Jumat, 2026-06-05 22:05:23

equivalents. It is used in the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) and LVM3 for space launch use. Vikas...

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Quasi-satellite
Sabtu, 2026-04-18 22:25:46

astronomical unit for quasi-satellites of Earth such as 2014 OL339. The word "geosynchronous" is sometimes used to describe quasi-satellites of the Earth, because...

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N-Prize
Kamis, 2026-03-12 16:48:30

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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GEOStar-1
Jumat, 2025-09-26 01:58:00

Grumman Innovation Systems in the late 1990s for telecommunications in geosynchronous orbit. The GEOStar-1 satellite bus is designed for a 15-year mission...

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Luch (satellite)
Sabtu, 2026-05-23 00:05:27

Network (SDRN), also referred to as Altair and Gelios, is a series of geosynchronous Russian relay satellites, used to transmit live TV images, communications...

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Rosetta orbit
Jumat, 2024-09-27 10:26:24

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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FleetBroadband
Rabu, 2024-08-28 00:20:07

Internet. All antennas require line-of-sight (LOS) to one of three geosynchronous orbit satellites, thus allowing the terminal to be used on land as well...

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Delta IV Heavy
Minggu, 2026-05-17 19:22:09

10, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014. "Delta 4-Heavy likely heading for geosynchronous orbit with top secret payload". Spaceflight Now. August 26, 2020. Retrieved...

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GSO
Senin, 2021-08-16 21:49:30

inorganic crystal Generic segmentation offload, in computer networking Geosynchronous orbit, an orbit around Earth of a satellite Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization...

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Communications Technology Satellite
Kamis, 2023-09-28 02:06:40

October 1979 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Geosynchronous orbit Longitude 116.0° West Epoch 17 January 1976 Transponders Band...

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Next Generation Launch Vehicle
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 15:55:15

theory was capable of placing up to 10 ton class of spacecraft into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. It was planned to include: A larger dual S-250 solid...

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Oberth effect
Kamis, 2026-05-28 21:13:10

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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AMC-14
Rabu, 2026-03-25 05:05:15

Briz-M upper stage. Over a six-month period, it was maneuvered into a geosynchronous orbit, and is now near 35° East and in an inclined orbit. AMC-14 is...

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Space-Based Infrared System
Senin, 2026-01-26 17:55:53

battlespace characterization and technical intelligence via satellites in geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO), sensors hosted on satellites in highly elliptical...

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Guidance, navigation, and control
Kamis, 2025-12-04 03:38:55

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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N-body problem
Jumat, 2026-05-22 07:34:09

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Chinese space program
Senin, 2026-06-01 05:06:45

March 2C with an additional third stage, designed to send payloads to geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). When the development of Long March 3 began in...

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Inmarsat-4 F3
Senin, 2026-02-23 06:48:02

by the British satellite operator Inmarsat. It was launched into a geosynchronous orbit at 22:43 GMT on 18 August 2008, by a Proton-M/Briz-M Enhanced...

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Milstar
Sabtu, 2026-04-18 22:01:17

Relay) is a constellation of military communications satellites in geosynchronous orbit, which are operated by the United States Space Force, and provide...

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SpaceX Starbase
Jumat, 2026-05-29 16:06:49

valuable geosynchronous orbit. Although SpaceX initial plans for the Boca Chica launch site were to loft robotic spacecraft to geosynchronous orbits, Elon...

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List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2021
Rabu, 2026-05-27 21:39:41

July 15:53 Long March 3C/E 3C-Y18 Xichang LC-2 CASC Tianlian I-05 CNSA Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational 9 July 11:59 Long March 6 Y6 Taiyuan...

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Palapa
Sabtu, 2025-06-07 06:44:02

Assist Module, or PAM) on the satellite failed during its approach to geosynchronous orbit, placing it at an improper and inoperable low Earth orbit. It...

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Aquacade (satellite)
Sabtu, 2025-08-09 06:40:45

antenna and radiates toward the horizon, into space. By positioning a geosynchronous satellite in the path of the beam, the microwave beam can be received...

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Titan IV
Senin, 2026-04-20 23:16:19

700 kg) into low Earth orbit up to 12,700 pounds (5,800 kg) into a geosynchronous orbit when launched from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla.; and up to 38,800...

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Longitude of the ascending node
Rabu, 2026-04-15 11:07:24

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Ariane 1
Selasa, 2026-04-21 07:12:52

developed with the primary purpose of sending commercial satellites into geosynchronous orbit. Crucially, it was designed with the ability of sending a pair...

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Galaxy 18
Jumat, 2023-12-01 23:39:10

1300-series hybrid communications satellite owned by Intelsat and located in geosynchronous orbit at 123° W longitude, serving the continental United States, Alaska...

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Intelsat 23
Selasa, 2025-10-14 19:57:59

communications services for the Americas, Western Europe and Africa. It is in a geosynchronous orbit located at 53° west and will replace Intelsat 707. It was built...

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List of spaceflight launches in January–March 2025
Jumat, 2026-06-05 22:56:21

November 2025). "China's Shijian spacecraft separate after pioneering geosynchronous orbit refueling tests". SpaceNews.com. Retrieved 26 May 2026. "Worldwide...

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List of Proton launches (1970–1979)
Kamis, 2026-05-14 20:08:50

Kosmos 637 (Raduga GVM) Geosynchronous Test flight First Proton launch with Block DM upper stage, first Soviet launch to geosynchronous orbit, boilerplate...

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John H. Rubel
Selasa, 2026-05-12 22:16:23

Robert McNamara's so-called whiz kids and was an early proponent of geosynchronous communications satellites. Rubel was born in Chicago to a well-to-do...

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Space Launch System
Jumat, 2026-06-05 18:00:48

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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Space rendezvous
Rabu, 2026-03-25 16:45:01

and by the CX-OLEV, which is being developed for rendezvous with a geosynchronous satellite that has run out of fuel. The CX-OLEV would take over orbital...

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Vortex (satellite)
Jumat, 2026-05-22 14:46:37

approximately 1,800 kilograms and are operated from non-stationary geosynchronous orbits. Each reportedly carried a 38-meter-diameter umbrella-like reflecting...

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Orbital spaceflight
Selasa, 2025-08-26 07:28:57

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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TerreStar-1
Sabtu, 2026-05-16 23:52:46

making it the second most massive single satellite launched into a geosynchronous transfer orbit, and the second largest commercial communications satellite...

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ChinaSat 9
Selasa, 2025-12-30 09:45:16

communications. Equipped with 22 Ku-band transponders, it was placed in geosynchronous orbit at a longitude of 92.2° East. Wikinews has related news: Long...

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Satellite Data System
Kamis, 2026-01-29 05:29:44

order to allow communications with polar stations that cannot contact geosynchronous satellites. The high apogee meant that the polar regions were visible...

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Comparison of satellite buses
Selasa, 2025-01-21 17:34:04

Legend for abbreviations in the table: GEO – Geostationary orbit GSO – Geosynchronous orbit GTO – Geostationary transfer orbit HCO – Heliocentric orbit HEO...

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1991 in spaceflight (January–June)
Sabtu, 2026-04-04 15:52:54

Delta II (7925) Cape Canaveral SLC-17B McDonnell Douglas NATO-4A NATO Geosynchronous Communication In orbit Successful 14 January 14:50:27 Soyuz-U2 Baikonur...

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Shiyan (satellite)
Selasa, 2026-05-19 16:31:15

satellites occupy varying orbits including low Earth, polar Sun-synchronous, geosynchronous, and highly-elliptical orbits and are believed to accomplish a diverse...

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INSAT-3DR
Rabu, 2026-03-04 05:43:33

was successfully launched on 8 September 2016 at 11:20 UTC aboard a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV Mk II) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre...

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GSLV F15
Jumat, 2026-05-29 21:07:01

With Navigation Sat Mission". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2025-02-01. "Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark II". 20 May 2023. "GSLV-F15 NVS-02 Mission"...

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Long line (telecommunications)
Sabtu, 2025-11-29 20:29:07

communications network such as carrier systems, microwave radio relay links, geosynchronous satellite links, underground cables, aerial cables and open wire, and...

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Space Surveillance Telescope
Jumat, 2025-11-14 06:25:15

Earth orbit. The two main debris fields are the ring of objects in geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) and the cloud of objects in low Earth orbit (LEO)...

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N-STAR c
Kamis, 2026-05-14 17:51:32

by Japan's NTT Mobile Communications Network to Negotiate N-Star c Geosynchronous Communications Satellite Contract". prnewswire.com. Orbital Sciences...

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Network performance
Sabtu, 2024-09-14 06:17:28

balancing and optimization for best user experience. A telecom satellite in geosynchronous orbit imposes a path length of at least 71000 km between transmitter...

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Synchronous orbit
Selasa, 2026-03-10 00:17:49

orbit is inclined to Earth's equator or is non-circular is called a geosynchronous orbit. The corresponding terms for synchronous orbits around Mars are...

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AMC-5
Senin, 2026-05-04 02:58:01

The AMC-5, originally called GE-5, was a geosynchronous direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) located at 79° West longitude, operated by SES Americom in the...

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Silentbarker
Kamis, 2026-02-12 06:20:34

replacement. Space domain awareness Space Based Space Surveillance Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program "Silentbarker". Gunter's Space Page...

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Tsiolkovsky rocket equation
Kamis, 2026-06-04 12:39:57

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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LTE frequency bands
Jumat, 2026-06-05 15:23:42

NB-IoT operation Band 246 only applies for LTE-based 5G Broadcast over Geosynchronous Satellite in region 3 The following table shows the standardized LTE...

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Space nursing
Selasa, 2025-04-15 05:23:08

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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2026 in spaceflight
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 01:52:37

50 75 100 125 150 Transatmospheric Low Earth Medium Earth / Molniya Geosynchronous / Tundra / transfer High Earth / Lunar transfer Heliocentric   Transatmospheric...

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Satellogic
Selasa, 2025-11-11 10:55:58

Satellogic Inc. is an American company specializing in Earth-observation satellites, founded in 2010 by Emiliano Kargieman and Gerardo Richarte. Satellogic...

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SaudiGeoSat-1/HellasSat-4
Selasa, 2023-04-04 22:25:40

placed into a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). It will maintain a geosynchronous orbit at 39.0° East longitude. Spaceflight portal "Ariane Flight VA247"...

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IGSO
Rabu, 2020-02-19 09:11:35

igso in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. IGSO may refer to: Inclined geosynchronous orbit, a special type of inclined orbit International Geodetic Student...

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United States Space Force
Jumat, 2026-06-05 21:44:11

master sergeants, medium Earth orbit for senior master sergeants, and geosynchronous orbit for chief master sergeants. These orbital chevrons signify the...

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SES Americom
Minggu, 2025-11-09 19:58:03

Americom was a major commercial satellite operator of North American geosynchronous satellites based in the United States. The company started as RCA Americom...

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List of Greek and Latin roots in English/A–G
Selasa, 2026-05-12 23:26:58

geophysics, georgic, Georgics, geosphere, geostatic, geostrophic, geosynchronous, geosyncline, hypogeous, hypogeum, Pangea, perigee geiton- neighbor...

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Orbital ATK
Senin, 2026-04-20 02:29:44

expendable launch vehicle Minotaur V, five-stage launch vehicle used for geosynchronous transfer orbits and trans-lunar orbits Minotaur VI, five-stage medium-lift...

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Magnum (satellite)
Minggu, 2025-09-28 09:31:02

operating in near-geosynchronous orbits, using Inertial Upper Stages (IUS) to get from the shuttle's orbit to the higher geosynchronous orbit. According...

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KH-11 KENNEN
Senin, 2026-05-18 09:22:56

generation of clandestine communications satellites launched to inclined geosynchronous orbits have led to speculations that these are in support of Block V...

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Falcon 9 v1.1
Rabu, 2026-04-29 05:08:24

successfully delivered their primary payloads to either Low Earth orbit or Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. The only failed mission of the Falcon 9 v1.1 was its...

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W series (satellites)
Rabu, 2025-05-28 13:17:46

The W series was a family of geosynchronous satellites operated by Eutelsat which provided various coverage and bandwidth options for consumer and business...

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Self-replicating spacecraft
Jumat, 2026-06-05 12:34:35

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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Alcântara Space Center
Senin, 2026-05-25 03:01:08

launching geosynchronous satellites, an attribute shared by the Guiana Space Centre. Due to its location, it is well-positioned for geosynchronous launch...

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Lunar orbit
Minggu, 2026-06-07 02:45:06

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Michibiki Satellite-based Augmentation Service
Senin, 2026-04-27 19:45:17

level service. MSAS Version 2 entered operation in 2020. It uses a geosynchronous (GEO) satellite of the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) (PRN# 137)...

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United States Space Force Combat Forces Command
Minggu, 2026-05-10 15:08:04

USA-253, USA-254 29 July 2014 CCSFS, SLC-37B Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) Geosynchronous GSSAP-1 & 2 Space Surveillance Entered service, status unknown First...

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Thomas Gangale
Kamis, 2026-06-04 03:20:06

subsequent scholarship on orbital governance and the legal status of geosynchronous positions. Gangale's work in space law critiques established concepts...

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Orbit phasing
Jumat, 2024-07-05 05:35:26

anomaly at the same time. Phasing maneuvers are also commonly employed by geosynchronous satellites, either to conduct station-keeping maneuvers to maintain...

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Orbital Sciences Corporation
Senin, 2026-06-01 07:32:49

were satellites and launch vehicles, including low Earth orbit (LEO), geosynchronous Earth orbit and planetary spacecraft for communications, remote sensing...

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US-KMO
Kamis, 2025-10-09 19:29:52

Defence Forces. These satellites are part of the Oko programme and are in geosynchronous orbit 35,750 km above the Earth's equator. This means that they are...

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Al Yah 1
Rabu, 2025-03-05 00:24:03

communications to the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Southwest Asia. It is in geosynchronous orbit at 52.5 degrees East. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's...

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Jarvis (rocket)
Kamis, 2025-05-15 10:53:10

pounds (38,000 kg) to low Earth orbit, or 28,000 pounds (13,000 kg) to geosynchronous orbit; the rocket was projected to cost under $300 million USD per launch;...

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Long March 3A
Selasa, 2025-12-30 08:03:59

place communications satellites and Beidou navigation satellites into geosynchronous transfer orbit. It was manufactured by the Great Wall Industry Corporation...

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Fire urgency estimator in geosynchronous orbit
Selasa, 2026-03-10 22:39:50

Fire Urgency Estimator in Geosynchronous Orbit (FUEGO) is a proposed method for early detection and evaluation of wildfires using a system of drones and...

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USA-353
Senin, 2026-03-30 06:01:19

SLC-37B Contractor United Launch Alliance Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Geosynchronous orbit Orion Series ← USA-345 (Orion-11)...

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WINDS
Kamis, 2026-05-14 17:55:25

Center, and the satellite separated from its H-IIA carrier rocket into a Geosynchronous transfer orbit at 09:23. Launch was originally scheduled for 2007. WINDS...

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Fregat
Rabu, 2026-05-20 18:36:42

inject large payloads into a range of orbits, including low, medium, and geosynchronous. Additionally, it serves as an escape stage for sending space probes...

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2017 in spaceflight
Kamis, 2026-06-04 02:19:10

spaceflight activities in 2017 included the maiden orbital flight of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (also called LVM3) on 5 June and the...

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List of Proton launches (1990–1999)
Kamis, 2026-05-14 20:09:21

Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 363-02 Site 81/23 Successful Gran' #35L (Raduga) Geosynchronous Communications 19 May 1990 08:32:33 Proton-K/DM-2 8K82K/11S861 350-01...

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GOES 8
Rabu, 2026-05-06 22:26:52

occurred at 06:04 GMT on 13 April 1994, and placed the satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. It was then raised into geostationary orbit by means...

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International Ultraviolet Explorer
Kamis, 2026-04-09 19:43:50

than by remote control. This required that it would be launched into a geosynchronous orbit – that is, one with a period equal to one sidereal day of 23 h...

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Jonathan's Space Report
Kamis, 2024-09-12 19:16:31

Associated projects on the JSR web site are: A catalog of all known geosynchronous satellites and their current positions A listing of satellite launch...

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A. E. Muthunayagam
Minggu, 2026-02-01 12:33:46

testing liquid stages of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle. He is the founder director of Liquid Propulsion...

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EchoStar II
Sabtu, 2025-07-12 09:53:18

at 00:59 UTC on September 11, 1996, with the spacecraft entering a geosynchronous transfer orbit. The spacecraft carried 16 Ku band transponders to enable...

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Academy of Aerospace Liquid Propulsion Technology
Minggu, 2026-04-12 02:14:38

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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Project VR-190
Sabtu, 2026-04-25 08:34:57

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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Kepler's laws of planetary motion
Jumat, 2026-05-22 23:13:51

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Argument of periapsis
Selasa, 2024-09-24 07:23:59

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Orbital maneuver
Senin, 2026-04-13 19:27:13

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Dong Fang Hong 1
Jumat, 2025-10-24 13:32:08

"Three-Satellite Plan" consisting of Dongfanghong 1, re-entry satellites, and geosynchronous orbit communications satellites. Sun Jiadong was responsible for the...

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GOES 6
Rabu, 2026-05-06 22:23:29

GMT on 28 April 1983. The launch successfully placed GOES-F into a geosynchronous transfer orbit, from which it raised itself to geostationary orbit by...

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Mobile User Objective System
Senin, 2026-04-20 08:06:34

(WCDMA) cellular phone system to a military UHF SATCOM radio system using geosynchronous satellites in place of cell towers. By operating in the Ultra high frequency...

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TDRS-B
Rabu, 2025-12-31 03:14:14

IUS would have then performed two burns to raise the satellite into a geosynchronous orbit. On the previous TDRS launch, TDRS-1, the IUS second-stage motor...

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Boeing Satellite Development Center
Rabu, 2026-04-22 13:22:50

Company. Hughes Space and Communications Company launched the first geosynchronous communications satellite, Syncom, in 1963. On 5 April 1976, Howard Hughes...

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Bogota Declaration
Sabtu, 2024-06-08 05:00:34

signed the declaration, thereby claiming control of the segment of the geosynchronous orbital path corresponding to each country, and argued that the segments...

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L band
Minggu, 2025-08-31 23:34:03

L-Band (1900 MHz). NOAA cyclically broadcasts weather data from its two geosynchronous satellites on 1694.1 MHz. The aircraft L-band ranges from 960–1215 MHz...

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KAUR (satellite bus)
Rabu, 2024-09-25 22:30:20

into geosynchronous orbit as a test communications methods. Raduga Ekran Ekran-M Gorizont Globus The KAUR-4 was designed for Russian geosynchronous satellites...

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Nagarajan Vedachalam
Kamis, 2025-10-23 13:28:15

Propulsion Systems Centre that developed the cryogenic engine of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) and is reported to have associated with...

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Index of aerospace engineering articles
Selasa, 2025-12-02 17:27:01

Flying wing — Gas-generator cycle (rocket) — Geostationary orbit — Geosynchronous orbit — Glide ratio — GPS — Gravitational constant — Gravitational slingshot...

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Serguei Krasnikov
Senin, 2025-11-24 09:50:15

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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Thaicom 5
Minggu, 2026-05-24 08:39:15

spacecraft, into geosynchronous transfer orbit. At the time, it was the heaviest dual-satellite payload ever launched into geosynchronous transfer orbit...

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USA-292
Jumat, 2026-01-30 04:58:06

Alliance Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Geosynchronous orbit Advanced Extremely High Frequency program ← AEHF-4 AEHF-6 →...

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Blue Streak (missile)
Kamis, 2026-04-30 22:34:27

the Woomera launch site was not suitable for putting satellites into geosynchronous orbit, and in 1966 it was decided to move to the French site of Kourou...

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Intelsat 10-02
Senin, 2026-02-23 06:41:51

MEV-2 will extend IS 10-02's service life by returning it to a proper geosynchronous orbit. The maneuver was completed at 17:34 UTC, marking the first time...

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Geo
Rabu, 2026-05-06 10:35:54

URI, an IETF proposed standard for making URIs for physical locations Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit, an orbit used for satellites that remain at a fixed...

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SpaceX launch vehicles
Jumat, 2026-05-29 15:18:11

payload capacity: 13,150 kilograms to low Earth orbit or 4,850 kg to geosynchronous transfer orbit. Grasshopper was an experimental technology-demonstrator...

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Space capsule
Selasa, 2026-05-19 10:47:00

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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Semi-major and semi-minor axes
Selasa, 2026-01-20 10:59:14

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Space telescope
Minggu, 2026-02-01 01:34:33

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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2002 in spaceflight
Kamis, 2025-11-20 21:08:00

  Kennedy   Vandenberg 10 20 30 40 Low Earth Medium Earth / Molniya Geosynchronous / transfer High Earth   Low Earth   Low Earth (ISS)   Low Earth (retrograde)...

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GEO-1
Senin, 2016-09-12 00:30:08

reports issued in 1997 by the United Nations Environmental Program Geosynchronous satellite USA-230, also known as SBIRS High GEO 1, the first in a series...

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Arabsat-1B
Jumat, 2023-01-06 15:46:00

GMT on 17 June 1985. It was deployed from Discovery, and boosted to a geosynchronous transfer orbit by means of a PAM-D upper stage. Sultan bin Salman bin...

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Shuttle-derived vehicle
Minggu, 2026-04-12 14:14:28

"National launch system and its potential application to the launch of geosynchronous satellites." (PDF), AIAA International Communication Satellite Systems...

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Falcon 9 B1046
Rabu, 2024-11-13 07:24:04

re-flight of a Block 5 booster First booster to fly two missions to geosynchronous transfer orbit First orbital-class booster to fly and land three times...

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List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2025
Kamis, 2026-01-01 13:17:00

radius of Earth is about 0.0000426 AU (0.0166 LD; 6,370 km; 3,960 mi). Geosynchronous satellites have an orbit with semi-major axis length of 0.000282 AU...

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TDRS-3
Kamis, 2026-01-01 19:36:15

geosynchronous transfer orbit. At 04:30 UTC on 30 September 1988, it reached apogee, and the second stage fired, placing TDRS-C into geosynchronous orbit...

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TDRS-5
Rabu, 2025-08-13 05:45:30

it reached apogee, and the second stage fired, placing TDRS-E into geosynchronous orbit. At this point, it received its operational designation, TDRS-5...

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SM-65D Atlas
Selasa, 2026-05-12 11:46:48

vehicle to carry a payload to low Earth orbit on its own, and later to geosynchronous orbit, to the Moon, Venus, or Mars with the Agena or Centaur upper stage...

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Delta 4000
Senin, 2025-12-29 17:36:19

A Star-48B PAM-D was used as a third stage, to boost payloads into geosynchronous transfer orbit. Two Delta 4000 launches occurred from Launch Complex...

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Sirius FM-5
Kamis, 2025-12-04 02:57:40

after launch, the satellite separated from the carrier rocket into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. It will raise itself into geostationary orbit by means...

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Yuri Artsutanov
Selasa, 2026-03-03 12:43:56

a geosynchronous satellite will remain over a fixed point on the equator. By using a counterweight, a cable would be lowered from the geosynchronous orbit...

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Luch 5B
Rabu, 2025-04-30 21:23:02

Space Station, and from other satellites in low Earth orbit. It is in geosynchronous orbit. Luch 5B is one of three Luch relay satellites. Luch 5A was launched...

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Polar mount
Selasa, 2024-07-30 17:26:18

also have a variable declination control to allow them to point at geosynchronous satellites in inclined orbits since those satellites have a constantly...

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Telkom-3
Senin, 2025-11-24 20:22:14

transponders and 16 Ku-band transponders. It was due to be located in geosynchronous orbit at 118° East above the equator. The satellite reentered the atmosphere...

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USA-171
Senin, 2026-03-23 07:27:01

Lockheed Martin Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Geosynchronous orbit Orion Series ← USA-139 (Orion-4) USA-202 (Orion-6) →...

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British Aerospace HOTOL
Jumat, 2026-05-01 18:31:43

take-off and landing phases. In addition to the placing of satellites into geosynchronous orbit or LEO, HOTOL was also projected as being able to also perform...

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Laser communication in space
Rabu, 2026-05-13 13:29:20

Demonstration (LCRD) launched as part of USAF STP-3, to communicate between geosynchronous orbit and the Earth's surface. In May 2022, TeraByte InfraRed Delivery...

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Falcon 9 Block 5
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 22:44:24

stage with the endurance needed to inject the payloads directly into geosynchronous or high energy orbit where the second stage needs hours after launch...

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2027 in spaceflight
Minggu, 2026-05-24 10:44:44

which will likely carry the 4th pair of GSSAP satellites directly to Geosynchronous orbit. It currently looks like Vulcan will be flying in the VC2 configuration...

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List of Vulcan launches
Rabu, 2026-06-03 02:10:55

satellite, along with another currently unidentified payload, directly to Geosynchronous orbit. It currently looks like Vulcan will be flying in the VC4 configuration...

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GSAT-1
Rabu, 2025-12-03 04:10:03

with a period of 23 hours two minutes, instead of the planned 24-hour geosynchronous orbit, only permitting a limited series of experiments to be conducted...

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AMC-1
Rabu, 2026-03-25 01:31:09

AMC-1 is a geosynchronous communications satellite operated by SES, as part of the AMC fleet acquired from GE AMERICOM in 2001. It was a hybrid C-Band...

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Georgism
Jumat, 2026-04-17 19:06:32

hydrocarbons) Severables (forests and stocks of fish) Extraterrestrial domains (geosynchronous orbits and airway corridor use) Legal privileges that apply to specific...

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OTC Satellite Earth Station Carnarvon
Kamis, 2025-03-13 11:14:54

Marecs communications satellite monitoring the launch of the Japanese geosynchronous marine observation satellite, MOS-1, in February 1987 The station was...

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Spaceflight
Jumat, 2026-05-22 13:29:23

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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Olymp-K
Senin, 2026-02-23 06:01:53

UTC. After four burns of the Briz-M upper stage it was placed into geosynchronous transfer orbit. In a press release on 28 September 2014, Roscosmos referred...

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Orbital propellant depot
Selasa, 2026-05-26 00:21:59

consumed their orbital maneuvering fuel and are likely placed in a geosynchronous orbit. The spacecraft would conduct a space rendezvous with the depot...

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USA-214
Jumat, 2026-01-30 04:46:32

from the transfer orbit into which it was launched to its operational geosynchronous orbit by means of a liquid apogee engine (LAE) and several Hall-effect...

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MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Senin, 2026-06-01 05:12:18

low-light-level television cameras on telescopes could detect satellites in the geosynchronous belt. The site's ground-based electro-optical deep-space surveillance...

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Türksat 5A
Kamis, 2026-05-14 04:57:46

from Cape Canaveral (CCSFS), SLC-40. Türksat 5A will be placed in a geosynchronous orbit at 31° East to provide telecommunication and direct TV broadcasting...

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Thor 5
Jumat, 2026-02-06 08:40:22

After launch, the Briz-M upper stage placed Thor 5 directly into a geosynchronous orbit, eliminating the need for orbital raising manoeuvres and making...

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Delta (rocket family)
Senin, 2025-12-29 16:57:16

Star-13B solid rocket as apogee motor. 20. 26 July 1963. Syncom 2; geosynchronous orbit, but inclined 33.0° due to the limited performance of the Delta...

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List of fictional astronauts (modern period, works released 1975–1989)
Minggu, 2025-11-23 04:37:11

Future (Alternate 1980s) Astronauts on a mission to place a satellite in geosynchronous orbit over the city of Mecca. Columbia: Unnamed pilot Unnamed copilot...

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Iodine Satellite
Sabtu, 2025-11-15 08:48:12

possible with spacecraft of this size, such as transferring from a geosynchronous orbit to geostationary orbit, enter and manage lunar orbits, and be...

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Robert L. Gibson
Senin, 2026-05-25 14:53:49

two Hughes 376 communications satellites which later failed to reach geosynchronous orbits due to upper-stage rocket failures. The STS 41-B mission marked...

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Master Control Facility
Kamis, 2025-10-23 13:24:59

facility is responsible for monitoring and controlling geostationary and geosynchronous satellites launched by ISRO. This was the only Master Control Facility...

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Ground station
Rabu, 2026-05-13 17:37:25

Station, Norway Spaceflight portal Antenna farm Fundamental station Geosynchronous orbit Ground segment List of astronomical observatories Mission control...

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Rocket
Minggu, 2026-06-07 07:46:59

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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History of television
Selasa, 2026-05-19 05:43:26

satellite to transmit television signals from the US to Japan. The first geosynchronous communication satellite, Syncom 2, was launched on July 26, 1963. The...

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Standard gravitational parameter
Minggu, 2025-11-09 23:42:23

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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SpaceX Starship (spacecraft)
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 02:37:41

proposed missions that would require this in-space refueling include: geosynchronous orbit, the Moon, and Mars. A Starship propellant depot could cache methane...

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Anik (satellite)
Kamis, 2026-05-14 18:24:13

first national domestic satellites. (Prior to Anik A1's launch, all geosynchronous communications satellites were transcontinental, i.e. Intelsat I and...

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Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability
Senin, 2026-06-01 17:25:46

visibility of satellites, objects, space debris, and track activity in geosynchronous orbit. The ground-based system is expected to be fully operational by...

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M. Mohan
Kamis, 2026-02-12 03:41:12

Structures & Operations (ASOE)/VSSC. He was the Project Director of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) programme and Mission Director for the...

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Briz (rocket stage)
Senin, 2026-04-20 14:17:56

designed for injecting large payloads into a low, medium-height or high geosynchronous orbit. Briz-M is a twin upper stage consisting of a core module (using...

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Mitre Corporation
Kamis, 2026-06-04 21:44:08

Army's White Sands Missile Range. The Air Force Research Laboratory's geosynchronous satellite Navigation Technology Satellite-3 will use MITRE's Global...

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Paksat-1
Senin, 2026-03-02 08:23:23

Paksat-1, (formerly designated Palapa-C1, HGS-3 and Anatolia-1), was a geosynchronous and communications satellite built and owned by the Boeing Company,...

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STS-51-I
Selasa, 2026-06-02 10:30:50

(Leasat-4) was deployed two days later. All three achieved their planned geosynchronous orbits and became operational. On the fifth day of the mission, astronauts...

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GSAT-3
Selasa, 2023-12-05 01:26:29

successfully launched into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) on the first operational launch of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, which...

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Transatmospheric orbit
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 22:51:24

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Clélie
Senin, 2025-11-10 05:47:03

e., whose traces on the earth include the poles. If the orbit is a geosynchronous one, then c = 1 {\displaystyle c=1} and the trace is a Viviani's curve...

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List of Ariane launches (2020–2029)
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 10:54:17

(13,650 lb) and a design lifetime of 15 years. The target orbit was a geosynchronous transfer orbit with an apogee altitude of 250 kilometres (160 mi) and...

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List of communications satellite firsts
Selasa, 2024-12-10 15:06:43

December 13, 1962 United States Syncom 2 First communications satellite in geosynchronous orbit July 16, 1963 United States Syncom 3 First communications satellite...

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Maxar Technologies
Kamis, 2026-03-12 03:58:46

to a decline in its satellite manufacturing segment oriented towards geosynchronous Earth orbit communications, which led to a plunge in the stock price...

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Foundation universe
Senin, 2026-05-11 21:57:05

elevator connecting the surface of the planet to a starship platform in geosynchronous orbit. Known as the "tether" or the "stalk", transit from the platform...

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Television
Selasa, 2026-05-19 08:30:12

satellite to transmit television signals from the US to Japan. The first geosynchronous communication satellite, Syncom 2, was launched on 26 July 1963. The...

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MiTEx
Senin, 2025-05-26 09:54:32

Experiment (MiTEx) is a microsatellite-based mission launched into geosynchronous orbit 21 June 2006 aboard a Delta II rocket. The USAF described the...

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TDRS-12
Rabu, 2025-08-13 05:49:16

was deployed into a high-perigee geosynchronous transfer orbit. The spacecraft raised itself into a geosynchronous orbit using its onboard propulsion...

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TerreStar Networks
Jumat, 2026-04-17 10:48:27

2009, from French Guiana in South America, TerreStar launched its geosynchronous satellite, TerreStar-1. TerreStar-1 is the world's largest and most...

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Lost Cosmonauts
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 23:24:56

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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Internet.org
Jumat, 2026-05-22 14:06:04

company Ascenta. Connectivity Lab also stated that low-Earth orbit and geosynchronous satellites would be part of the project for establishing internet connectivity...

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GSLV-F12
Selasa, 2024-10-01 20:10:54

Notam . Primary payload: NVS-01 This also marks the 15th time that Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle will be launching the Satellites. This Launch...

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Venesat-1
Selasa, 2025-11-11 21:19:33

Technology Corporation. It was a communications satellite operating from a geosynchronous orbit. The satellite was launched on a Chinese Long March 3B carrier...

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AMOS-1 (satellite)
Kamis, 2026-05-14 23:19:07

Spaceflight portal List of Intelsat satellites List of satellites in geosynchronous orbit Jameson, Helen. "Tackling the Challenges of Communication" (PDF)...

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GEO-3
Selasa, 2022-09-06 05:22:11

Environmental Program SBIRS GEO 3, the potential third in a series of geosynchronous orbit space surveillance satellites planned as part of the United States...

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Statite
Rabu, 2026-04-22 08:22:11

"hover" in a location that would not otherwise be available as a stable geosynchronous orbit. Statites have been proposed that would remain in fixed locations...

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Intelsat III F-1
Kamis, 2025-11-13 20:11:38

00:09:00 UTC on September 19, 1968, with the spacecraft bound for a geosynchronous transfer orbit. It was to go in operation above the Atlantic Ocean in...

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Resident space object
Minggu, 2025-10-19 08:17:30

Earth orbit (LEO), medium Earth orbit (MEO), high Earth orbit (HEO) or geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO). RSO acquisition, tracking, and data collection can...

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Orbital speed
Sabtu, 2026-01-17 11:57:50

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Senin, 2026-05-11 21:49:17

managed polar orbiting satellites (POES). Since 1974, it has operated geosynchronous satellites (GOES). In 1979, NOAA's first polar-orbiting environmental...

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Escape velocity
Kamis, 2026-05-28 18:23:02

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Australian Space Board
Sabtu, 2025-10-25 17:52:33

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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Catcher's Mitt
Selasa, 2024-10-15 14:59:45

technical approaches to removing a wide range of low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) debris. The request looked for system level concepts...

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GSAT-7C
Senin, 2026-02-09 20:48:48

GSAT-7C (Geosynchronous satellite 7C) is a planned Indian military communication satellite for the Indian Air Force, as part of the GSAT series. On 23...

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US-KS
Minggu, 2025-09-14 23:19:29

was a derivative of the US-K satellite, optimised for operations in geosynchronous orbit. Seven were launched between 1975 and 1997, when launches ended...

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Polyus (spacecraft)
Senin, 2026-03-02 22:26:46

would cover the low-orbit targets, Kaskad engaged targets in high and geosynchronous orbits). Together with NPO Astrofizika and KB Salyut, they began developing...

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2003 in spaceflight
Minggu, 2025-11-23 06:46:06

Vandenberg 5 10 15 20 25 30 Transatmospheric Low Earth Medium Earth Geosynchronous / transfer High Earth Heliocentric   Transatmospheric   Low Earth  ...

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Fengyun
Minggu, 2026-05-24 08:21:08

meteorological satellites. Launched since 1988 into polar Sun-synchronous and geosynchronous orbit, each three-axis stabilized Fengyun satellite is built by the...

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Intelsat 901
Kamis, 2026-05-14 18:45:03

satellites' systems before using MEV-1 to lower Intelsat 901 back to the geosynchronous arc at 27.5° West (332.5° East) orbital longitude, where it will remain...

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Aloha (2015 film)
Jumat, 2026-06-05 03:25:13

Gilcrest thwarts the cyberattack, but as he watches the satellite enter geosynchronous orbit, he realizes his complicity has threatened the ideals of Ng, whom...

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Vance D. Brand
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 18:24:47

Hughes HS-376 communications satellites which failed to reach desired geosynchronous orbits due to upper-stage rocket failures. This mission marked the first...

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1983 in spaceflight
Kamis, 2025-11-20 21:07:54

Kourou ELA CNES Eutelsat 1F1 Eutelsat Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Successful Oscar 10 AMSAT Geosynchronous transfer Amateur radio In orbit Successful...

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Hot Bird 13B
Senin, 2026-02-23 06:41:08

by International Launch Services. The spacecraft was deployed into geosynchronous transfer orbit, raising itself to its operational geostationary position...

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Spaceway-1
Kamis, 2026-02-26 22:39:56

equatorial ocean platform on 26 April 2005. Its operational position was in geosynchronous orbit 35,800 kilometres (22,200 mi) above the equator at 102.8° West...

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Millisecond
Kamis, 2026-03-19 16:01:12

an approximate average of the round trip time for communications via geosynchronous satellites 500 milliseconds – an eighth note at 60 BPM 770 milliseconds...

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Satcom (satellite)
Rabu, 2025-12-10 18:26:40

scheduled for a Satcom 3 transponder but that satellite failed to reach geosynchronous orbit upon its launch on 7 December 1979. Shortly after its launch,...

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List of spaceflight launches in July–September 2026
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 10:48:01

July (TBD) Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral SpaceX SXM-11 Sirius XM Geosynchronous Communications   July (TBD) Atlas V 551 LA-08/Leo-8 Cape Canaveral SLC-41...

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Satellite Business Systems
Selasa, 2026-02-17 21:38:45

professional satellite communications through its SBS fleet of FSS geosynchronous satellites, and was the first company to do so. SBS was founded on December...

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List of Atlas launches (2020–2029)
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 18:58:32

USSF-8 launched two identical Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness satellites, GSSAP-5 and 6, directly to a geosynchronous orbit. First and only flight...

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Orbital mechanics
Senin, 2026-04-13 07:06:37

An optimal sequence for transferring a satellite from a supersynchronous to a geosynchronous orbit using electric propulsion...

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Launch vehicle
Kamis, 2026-04-23 09:41:08

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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Arab Satellite Communications Organization
Kamis, 2026-04-30 17:27:33

and nitrogen tetroxide, and transfers from an initial elliptical to geosynchronous orbit by firing this motor. The remaining propellant is then used for...

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Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared
Rabu, 2026-01-21 02:16:54

OPIR satellites. The program currently consists of 2 satellites in geosynchronous orbit and 2 in polar orbit. First launch is expected in May 2026. In...

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Department of Space
Jumat, 2026-04-03 19:49:55

launch vehicles, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) to place IRS and INSAT class satellites...

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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
Rabu, 2026-05-06 18:50:59

land, atmosphere, ocean, and climate dynamics. The GOES system uses geosynchronous equatorial satellites that, since the launch of SMS-1 in 1974, have...

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Near-Earth object
Selasa, 2026-04-21 19:22:03

700 km (17,200 mi) above the surface of Earth, closer than satellites in geosynchronous orbit. The asteroid was not visible to the unaided eye. This was the...

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List of spaceflight-related accidents and incidents
Minggu, 2026-05-31 08:26:08

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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2001 in spaceflight
Minggu, 2025-11-23 06:45:23

Kodiak   Vandenberg 5 10 15 20 25 30 Low Earth Medium Earth / Molniya Geosynchronous / transfer Heliocentric / Planetary transfer   Low Earth   Low Earth...

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Chinasat
Jumat, 2026-02-20 04:29:13

fourth satellite capable of carrying a greater mass to the intended geosynchronous orbit could indicate the use of a bigger and heavier satellite bus,...

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List of spaceflight launches in January–March 2026
Rabu, 2026-06-03 16:25:36

January 16:55:00 Long March 3B/E 3B-Y? Xichang LC-3 CASC Shijian 32 TBD Geosynchronous TBD 16 January Launch Failure 17 January 04:05 Ceres-2 Y1 Jiuquan Galactic...

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Nickel–hydrogen battery
Jumat, 2026-02-06 00:27:29

3669744 "Potassium hydroxide electrolyte for long-term nickel–hydrogen geosynchronous missions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-18. Retrieved...

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Space Launch System core stage
Sabtu, 2026-05-09 16:59:01

"National launch system and its potential application to the launch of geosynchronous satellites." (PDF), AIAA International Communication Satellite Systems...

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Space Infrastructure Servicing
Jumat, 2025-08-15 17:52:03

small-scale in-space refueling depot for communication satellites in geosynchronous orbit. In June 2017, SSL (MDA's Palo Alto, California company) announced...

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Reaction control system
Jumat, 2025-08-15 21:01:04

conserved. For stationkeeping, some spacecraft (particularly those in geosynchronous orbit) use high-specific impulse engines such as arcjets, ion thrusters...

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List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2024
Minggu, 2025-03-09 20:17:54

radius of Earth is about 0.0000426 AU (0.0166 LD; 6,370 km; 3,960 mi). Geosynchronous satellites have an orbit with semi-major axis length of 0.000282 AU...

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Near-rectilinear halo orbit
Selasa, 2026-05-12 23:24:59

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Spacecraft electric propulsion
Minggu, 2026-05-24 06:13:01

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre
Selasa, 2026-04-28 19:42:36

India. The LPSC has developed indigenous cryogenic upper stage for Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) which was successfully test fired by...

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PSLV-C41
Kamis, 2026-04-02 18:07:14

intended to replace the failed IRNSS-1A, and complete the constellation of geosynchronous navigation satellites after IRNSS-1H failed to do so. The satellite...

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Angara (rocket family)
Jumat, 2026-05-29 12:04:48

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, and be able to launch military satellites into geosynchronous orbit, which Proton could not due to lack of a launch pad at Plesetsk...

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GSAT-7
Minggu, 2025-11-23 18:00:30

After a flight of almost 34 minutes, the satellite was injected into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) of 249-kilometre (155 mi) perigee, 35,929-kilometre...

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Horizons-3e
Kamis, 2026-05-14 17:38:44

Venture Between PanAmSat and JSAT to Utilize Company's STAR(TM) Small Geosynchronous Satellite Platform". BusinessWire.com. Orbital Sciences Corporation...

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National Broadband Network
Selasa, 2026-05-26 14:37:20

footprint to be provided broadband access through fixed wireless and geosynchronous telecommunications satellite. The cost estimate rose to $43 billion...

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List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2024
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 21:41:46

ULA USA-396 USSF Geosynchronous TBA In orbit Operational USA-397 USSF Geosynchronous TBA In orbit Operational USA-398 USSF Geosynchronous TBA In orbit Operational...

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STS-51-C
Kamis, 2026-02-05 06:49:57

It is believed that the payload was a Magnum SIGINT satellite into geosynchronous orbit. Other DoD flights STS-33 and STS-38 could have carried similar...

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National Christian Network
Kamis, 2025-10-30 00:31:22

National Interfaith Cable Coalition PTL Satellite Network "The Gospel In Geosynchronous Orbit: National Christian Network Debuts". Religious Broadcasting. 11...

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All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Electromechanics
Jumat, 2026-02-27 00:38:40

them in concert with the Planeta Design Bureau. VNIIEM developed the Geosynchronous Orbit Meteorological Satellite. In addition, the institute has developed...

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Areocentric orbit
Selasa, 2024-11-05 23:19:09

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Inmarsat-6 F1
Kamis, 2026-02-26 23:05:30

PPS-5000 electric propulsion will then raise the satellite into final geosynchronous orbit and will include two deployable solar arrays and batteries. The...

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Ariane 5
Kamis, 2026-03-26 01:15:19

planned geosynchronous transfer orbit, which was broken again 6 months later on flight VA-212 with 10,317 kg (22,745 lb) sent towards geosynchronous transfer...

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Cable television headend
Kamis, 2026-05-28 18:32:25

systems carry subscription content that is relayed from a satellite in geosynchronous orbit. Encrypted to prevent unauthorized use, this content is uplinked...

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Solar flare
Selasa, 2026-05-19 14:58:57

8 nanometres (1 to 8 ångströms), as measured by GOES satellites in geosynchronous orbit.[citation needed] The strength of an event within a class is noted...

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Australian Space Council
Sabtu, 2025-10-25 17:52:35

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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Gravity-gradient stabilization
Jumat, 2025-12-19 03:19:33

stabilization for satellites was attempted but unsuccessful on the geosynchronous orbit Applications Technology Satellites ATS-2, ATS-4 and ATS-5 launched...

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Skylon (spacecraft)
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 23:58:12

Space Agency's Automated Transfer Vehicle; or 7.3 tonnes (16,000 lb) to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).[citation needed] The relatively light vehicle...

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Lunar space elevator
Kamis, 2025-11-27 13:10:59

supplement to Pravda on how to build such a structure and the utility of geosynchronous orbit. His article however, was not known in the West.[citation needed]...

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MUOS-5
Minggu, 2026-02-08 00:19:51

Retrieved 17 October 2025. "MUOS 5 satellite comes to Florida on way to geosynchronous orbit". Spaceflight Now. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2021. "New target...

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Ekspress-A2
Senin, 2024-10-21 20:57:13

from Site 200/39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Ekspress-2A is a Russian geosynchronous communications spacecraft that was launched on 12 March 2000 from Baikonur...

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Bioastronautics
Selasa, 2026-04-28 20:09:18

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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Sirius FM-1
Senin, 2025-11-03 11:22:15

Sirius FM-1, also known as Radiosat 1, was an American communications satellite which was operated by Sirius XM Radio, previously Sirius Satellite Radio...

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Outer space
Jumat, 2026-05-22 20:35:19

the Bogotá Declaration, they claimed control of the segment of the geosynchronous orbital path corresponding to each country. These claims are not internationally...

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Orion 3
Sabtu, 2025-08-16 14:45:01

for what was planned to be a 162-second burn to insert Orion 3 into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Around 3.4 seconds after igniting, the RL-10-B-2 engine...

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Glossary of astronomy
Selasa, 2026-03-31 16:19:05

All geosynchronous orbits have a semi-major axis equal to 35,786 kilometres (22,236 mi); geostationary orbits are a special case of geosynchronous orbits...

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Ion thruster
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 21:44:46

station-keeping on commercial and military communication satellites in geosynchronous orbit. The Soviet Union pioneered this field, using stationary plasma...

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Missile Defense Agency
Senin, 2026-05-18 01:36:31

Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) replacement: three satellites in Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO) and two satellites in a polar orbit Judson, Jen (November...

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STS-26
Sabtu, 2026-04-11 13:12:32

placed TDRS-3 in a transfer orbit, and the second stage placed it in a geosynchronous orbit on September 30, 1988. TDRS-3 moved into position over the Pacific...

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Alcomsat-1
Kamis, 2024-04-25 17:40:23

band and 2 in L band). The satellite will operate for 15 years on the geosynchronous orbit. Launch mass was around 5,225 kilograms (11,519 lb). The DFH-4...

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IRNSS-1B
Jumat, 2026-02-27 19:06:07

launched to provide navigational services to the region. It was placed in geosynchronous orbit on 4 April 2014. The satellite will help augmenting the satellite...

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2004 in spaceflight
Minggu, 2025-11-23 06:47:34

Vandenberg 5 10 15 20 25 30 Transatmospheric Low Earth Medium Earth Geosynchronous / transfer High Earth Heliocentric   Transatmospheric   Low Earth  ...

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Delta II
Minggu, 2026-04-19 14:25:04

lower-than-intended orbit. By using reserve fuel, it was able to achieve its proper geosynchronous orbit and operated for 10 years. The GPS IIR-1 was a total loss as the...

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EchoStar IV
Sabtu, 2025-07-12 09:54:02

took place at 23:45 UTC on May 7, 1998, with the spacecraft entering a geosynchronous transfer orbit. EchoStar IV carried 32 Ku band transponders to provide...

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China Manned Space Agency
Kamis, 2026-01-01 08:33:19

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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Lissajous orbit
Selasa, 2026-04-14 02:51:53

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Marisat
Jumat, 2026-02-20 03:14:59

telecommunications for commercial shipping and the U.S. Navy from stable geosynchronous orbital locations over the three major ocean regions. The three Marisat...

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Intergalactic travel
Minggu, 2026-01-18 06:47:50

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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Long March 3
Kamis, 2026-04-09 04:04:49

was mostly used to place DFH-2-class communications satellites into geosynchronous transfer orbits. The first 2 stages were derived from the Long March...

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STS-43
Rabu, 2025-08-20 00:30:06

about six hours into flight, and the IUS propelled the satellite into geosynchronous orbit. TDRS-5 became the fourth member of the orbiting TDRS cluster...

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Perturbation (astronomy)
Senin, 2026-05-11 12:59:06

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Turkish Space Systems, Integration and Test Center
Senin, 2026-04-27 01:23:37

and testing of several satellites of type low Earth orbit (LEO) and geosynchronous orbit (GEO) with a mass up to five tonnes simultaneously. It has a direct...

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Sten Odenwald
Jumat, 2026-05-08 10:22:09

F. (2007). "Forecasting the impact of an 1859-caliber superstorm on geosynchronous Earth-orbiting satellites: Transponder resources". Space Weather. 5...

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Space policy of the United States
Kamis, 2026-05-21 13:01:56

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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Iridium satellite constellation
Sabtu, 2026-05-09 21:24:03

services of this type in areas of the planet not covered by traditional geosynchronous orbit communication satellite services. Users include journalists, explorers...

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TDRS-11
Senin, 2025-10-20 14:58:55

payload into a geostationary transfer orbit. Following its arrival in geosynchronous orbit, the satellite underwent on-orbit testing. It was handed over...

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Gridded ion thruster
Senin, 2025-11-10 09:41:04

(Xenon Ion Propulsion System) for performing station keeping on its geosynchronous satellites (more than 100 engines flying).[citation needed] NASA is...

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2023 in spaceflight
Kamis, 2026-06-04 02:23:07

rocket launched the Jupiter-3 (EchoStar-24) communications satellite to geosynchronous orbit. With a mass of over 9 tonnes, EchoStar's Jupiter-3 is the heaviest...

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2025 in spaceflight
Kamis, 2026-06-04 02:24:06

Aerospace's Chimera-1 Space tug was planned to transition from TLI to Geosynchronous but failed due to a possible communication failure. On 5 June, Hakuto-R...

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Applications Technology Satellites
Selasa, 2026-01-20 21:23:21

launched in 1966 to test the feasibility of placing a satellite into geosynchronous orbit. The satellites were primarily designed to act as communication...

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Ephemeris
Senin, 2026-05-25 03:52:29

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Vasudevan Gnana Gandhi
Selasa, 2026-06-02 06:52:55

academic advisor to Givemefive.ai. India portal Cryogenic rocket engine Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle "ASI". ASI. 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014...

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Falcon Heavy
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 23:18:17

but did not execute this plan. Falcon Heavy payload performance to geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) is reduced by the reusable technology, but at a...

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List of Greek and Latin roots in English/G
Jumat, 2026-05-01 22:18:08

geophysics, georgic, Georgics, geosphere, geostatic, geostrophic, geosynchronous, geosyncline, hypogeous, hypogeum, Pangea, perigee geiton- neighbor...

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ABS-2A
Senin, 2026-05-18 05:27:45

transfer orbit at 11:40am EDT. The satellite became fully operational as a geosynchronous communications satellite on 21 January 2017 after orbit raising and...

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List of spaceplanes
Rabu, 2026-05-20 05:42:20

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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List of space telescopes
Minggu, 2026-04-26 15:54:17

2026 Low Earth orbit PLATO ESA Visible light (planet transits) 2027 Geosynchronous orbit ULTRASAT Israel Space Agency Near-ultraviolet 2027 Sun–Earth L2...

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Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
Minggu, 2026-04-12 02:15:03

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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Specific orbital energy
Jumat, 2025-02-21 08:21:03

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Kurukshetra (college festival)
Sabtu, 2026-03-28 08:19:40

Engineering and General Contracting Dr. K. Sivan, Project Director of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Kumar Rangarajan, founder of Little Eye labs...

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Atlas SLV-3
Jumat, 2025-11-21 15:56:41

used to launch four U.S. Navy FLTSATCOM communications satellites to geosynchronous transfer orbit. Atlas SLV-3D diagram Mariner 10 launch (AC-34) Pioneer...

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Ariane 2
Jumat, 2026-05-22 23:08:42

satisfy the future demand for the delivery of two tonne payloads into a Geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). According to aerospace historian Brian Harvey...

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Ariane 3
Selasa, 2025-12-23 00:52:06

satisfy the future demand for the delivery of two tonne payloads into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). According to aerospace historian Brian Harvey...

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List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2019
Jumat, 2025-02-28 02:14:49

approximately 0.0000426 AU (6,370 km; 3,960 mi) or 0.0166 lunar distances. Geosynchronous satellites have an orbit with semi-major axis length of 0.000282 AU...

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GSLV F16
Senin, 2026-02-02 16:08:31

sent back to the US for corrections. NISAR lifted off aboard an ISRO Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket at 5:40 p.m. IST on the 30th...

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USSF-106
Sabtu, 2026-04-04 16:09:45

conformation of successful launch. This mission completed ULA's longest Geosynchronous Mission. This mission also ended dependence of Russian RD-180 engine...

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Reconnaissance satellite
Senin, 2025-12-15 18:10:37

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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INSAT-2E
Kamis, 2026-05-14 23:43:59

Contractor Arianespace Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Geosynchronous Longitude 83° East Perigee altitude 35,766 kilometres (22,224 mi) Apogee...

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1998 in spaceflight
Minggu, 2025-11-23 06:45:51

00:32 Delta II 7925-9.5 Cape Canaveral SLC-17B Boeing IDS Skynet 4D MoD Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational 22 January 12:56 Shavit Palmachim...

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Uncrewed spacecraft
Minggu, 2026-06-07 02:23:41

Haolong is a reusable spaceplane. Spaceflight portal Beacon mode service Geosynchronous satellite Human spaceflight List of passive satellites Timeline of Solar...

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Ekspress-AM4
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 21:39:57

during a nine-hour maneuver designed to insert the satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). One of the most notable reuse proposals came from...

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2014 in spaceflight
Selasa, 2026-05-19 22:16:33

  Vandenberg 10 20 30 40 50 Transatmospheric Low Earth Medium Earth Geosynchronous / transfer High Earth Heliocentric   Transatmospheric   Low Earth  ...

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List of Proton launches (2020–2029)
Kamis, 2026-05-14 20:10:04

Site 200/39 Ekspress-80 Ekspress-103 4390 kg total 2110 kg and 2280 kg Geosynchronous transfer RSCC Success Communications satellites Flight No. Date / time...

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Kwajalein Atoll
Rabu, 2026-05-27 11:24:26

conducted in 2008. It could launch Falcon 9 rockets into polar and geosynchronous orbit. Due to a disagreement about building a new launch pad on Omelek...

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NOAA-21
Rabu, 2026-02-25 11:22:42

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s latest series of U.S. polar-orbiting, non-geosynchronous, environmental satellites, known as the Joint Polar Satellite System...

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List of spaceflight launches in October–December 2026
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 10:41:52

"HICALI" – Ultra-high-speed optical satellite communication between a geosynchronous satellite and the ground" (PDF). NICT News. No. 466. pp. 10–11. ISSN 2187-4034...

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Atlas III
Minggu, 2026-02-15 06:32:05

May 2000, launching the Eutelsat W4 communications satellite into a geosynchronous orbit. All Atlas III launches were made from Space Launch Complex 36B...

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USA-223
Rabu, 2023-09-20 18:42:06

21 November 2010. Following liftoff the rocket flew East towards a geosynchronous orbit. By 23:05 UTC, official updates on the status of the launch had...

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USA-235
Minggu, 2022-08-21 01:48:05

Alliance Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric orbit Regime Geosynchronous orbit Advanced Extremely High Frequency program ← AEHF-1 AEHF-3 →...

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Space launch market competition
Kamis, 2026-03-19 05:38:53

In 2015, Arianespace signed 14 commercial-order launch contracts for geosynchronous-orbit commsats, while SpaceX received only nine, with International...

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List of USSF launches
Rabu, 2026-06-03 02:54:50

USSF-8 USA-324, 325 22 January 2022 19:00:00 CCSFS, SLC-41 Atlas V 511 Geosynchronous GSSAP-5 & 6 Space Surveillance Entered service, status unknown USSF-12...

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Sirius FM-3
Senin, 2025-11-03 11:22:35

Sirius FM-3, also known as Radiosat 3, was an American communications satellite which was operated by Sirius XM Radio, previously Sirius Satellite Radio...

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History of spaceflight
Minggu, 2026-04-26 00:42:24

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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RL10
Rabu, 2026-06-03 02:54:45

launch vehicle. Long-duration ACES technology is intended to support geosynchronous, cislunar, and interplanetary missions. Another possible application...

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NISAR (satellite)
Jumat, 2026-05-29 19:42:33

centre, where it arrived following day. NISAR lifted off aboard an ISRO Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket at 5:40 p.m. IST on the 30th of July...

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Network Time Protocol
Selasa, 2026-05-26 16:17:57

GOES Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (described as “Geosynchronous Orbit Environment Satellite” in RFC 5905) GPS Global Positioning System...

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Shijian
Jumat, 2026-05-29 15:59:25

Xichang Space Launch Center (XSLC) aboard a Long March 3B rocket into geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). Atypically, China issued no notifications prior...

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National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
Minggu, 2025-12-07 07:28:19

satellites (POES) since 1966. Additionally, NESDIS has managed operational geosynchronous satellites (GOES) satellites since 1974. New generations of satellites...

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Boeing 702
Jumat, 2026-02-27 00:33:40

systems and approaches to span the whole range of mass and power for geosynchronous orbit satellites. The family currently spans four different members:...

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EchoStar VII
Jumat, 2026-05-22 00:08:33

anti-space debris rule. In accordance with normal end-of-life planning for a geosynchronous satellite, the satellite was to be boosted to a disposal orbit at least...

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Intelsat 604
Kamis, 2025-10-23 02:11:19

Canaveral Air Force Station, and successfully placed Intelsat 604 into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. The satellite raised itself into its final geostationary...

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Canyon (satellite)
Rabu, 2026-03-25 13:46:11

mass of 700 kg and were launched from Atlas/Agena D rockets into near-geosynchronous orbits. They carried large parabolic reflecting dishes, estimated at...

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Orbital eccentricity
Senin, 2026-05-25 13:29:18

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Space Tracking and Surveillance System
Jumat, 2026-03-20 23:12:19

within the layered Ballistic Missile Defense System. It complemented the geosynchronous Defense Support Program, the Space-Based Infrared System, and other...

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List of missions to the Moon
Kamis, 2026-06-04 22:23:58

Communications satellite; made two flybys in May and June 1998 en route to geosynchronous orbit after delivery into wrong orbit. 105 Lunar Prospector (Discovery...

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1960s
Jumat, 2026-06-05 13:00:12

Spacewar!, was invented. 1962 – Red LEDs were developed. 1963 – The first geosynchronous communications satellite, Syncom 2, is launched. 1963 – First transpacific...

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Free-space optical communication
Minggu, 2026-03-01 06:49:39

Demonstration (LCRD), which aims to relay data between spacecraft in geosynchronous orbit and ground stations. LCRD is NASA's first two-way, end-to-end...

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1997 in spaceflight
Kamis, 2025-11-20 21:20:34

ELA-2 Arianespace GE 2 GE Americom Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational Nahuel 1A Nahuelsa Geosynchronous Communications In orbit Operational...

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US signals intelligence in the Cold War
Senin, 2026-05-18 01:44:52

female sex symbols, such as RAQUEL, FARRAH, BRIDGET and MARILYN. Four geosynchronous RHYOLITE satellites were launched in the seventies, with COMINT and...

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Lifeforce (film)
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 18:59:50

female vampire, who transmits the energy to their spaceship, now in geosynchronous orbit over London. Hans Fallada impales a male vampire with an ancient...

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Türksat 1A
Kamis, 2026-05-14 21:15:07

satellite as part of a project to form an instant network with two geosynchronous satellites that is supervised by the companies Türksat A.Ş. in Turkey...

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USA-233
Senin, 2026-06-01 02:21:23

satellite used its onboard propulsion systems to inject itself into geosynchronous orbit. "ULA Delta IV successfully lofts WGS-5 satellite". NASASpaceFlight...

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NVS-01
Sabtu, 2026-01-17 20:03:14

satellite is intended to replace IRNSS-1G and augment the constellation of geosynchronous navigation satellites after IRNSS-1I. NVS-01 has two types of payloads...

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Hyperbolic trajectory
Rabu, 2026-04-01 06:35:39

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Glossary of aerospace engineering
Jumat, 2026-04-24 09:06:21

Geostationary orbit – also referred to as a geosynchronous equatorial orbit (GEO), is a circular geosynchronous orbit 35,786 kilometres (22,236 miles) in...

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UMTS
Sabtu, 2025-10-18 02:52:06

satellite communications on the U.S. Mobile User Objective System using geosynchronous satellites in place of cell towers. J-Phone Japan (once Vodafone and...

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Star of Bethlehem
Kamis, 2026-05-07 19:58:07

close to Earth in early June of the year 5 BC, exhibiting a "temporary geosynchronous" motion. The comet explanation has been recently promoted by Colin Nicholl...

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TDRS-10
Rabu, 2025-08-13 05:48:06

Air Force Station. TDRS-10 separated from its carrier rocket into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. At 01:00 UTC on 14 December, following a series of apogee...

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List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2020–2022)
Selasa, 2026-04-28 19:36:30

enhance safe and responsible rendezvous and proximity operations" in geosynchronous orbit. https://t.co/XULB5vkXIG" (Tweet). Archived from the original...

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Satellite phone
Senin, 2026-04-27 21:41:43

offering mobile and fixed terminals Terrestar – U.S. operator using geosynchronous orbit Tiantong – Chinese GEO system for regional voice and messaging...

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Koreasat 7
Senin, 2026-05-18 05:20:57

2014 to build both it and Koreasat 5A. Koreasat 7A was launched into geosynchronous orbit on 4 May 2017 aboard an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle and placed...

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Non-dialable point
Jumat, 2026-05-08 23:35:49

satellite telephony; even the North Pole, well beyond the reach of geosynchronous satellites, should be within the costly but automated reach of the Iridium...

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Operator assistance
Selasa, 2026-05-26 19:51:28

via satellite. The introduction of the MARISAT system in 1976 — three geosynchronous satellites built by Hughes Aircraft for COMSAT Corporation and positioned...

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Compass-IGSO1
Kamis, 2025-11-27 18:59:29

Xichang LC-2 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Geosynchronous Perigee altitude 35,653 kilometres (22,154 mi) Apogee altitude 35,924...

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Proton-K
Senin, 2026-05-25 03:47:19

improperly coated turbopump seal, leaving spacecraft in high-inclination geosynchronous transfer orbit. Customer declared spacecraft a total loss and collected...

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Effect of spaceflight on the human body
Rabu, 2026-05-13 03:22:12

Solar sail Gravity assist Destinations Sub-orbital Orbital Geocentric Geosynchronous Interplanetary Interstellar Intergalactic Space launch Direct ascent...

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Pegasus II (rocket)
Senin, 2026-03-23 07:36:57

400 pounds) into low Earth orbit (LEO) or 2,300 kg (5,100 pounds) to geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). As development progressed, the scope of alterations...

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Polar orbit
Sabtu, 2026-04-25 04:48:21

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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Eutelsat 33E
Senin, 2022-08-22 08:26:46

at 22:09 UTC on 12 February 2009. The spacecraft was deployed into geosynchronous transfer orbit, raising itself to its operational geostationary orbit...

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Mean longitude
Senin, 2025-12-08 16:08:26

/ Retrograde Radial Synchronous semi sub Transfer orbit Geocentric Geosynchronous Geostationary Geostationary transfer Graveyard Very low Earth Low Earth...

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