What is geosynchronous orbit?

Geosynchronous orbit is a gravitational path curved around a planet or moon with a time period identical to the rotation of this planet or the moon. Specifically, the orbital period is considered to be a corresponding day, at a time when the planet or the moon is to be filled with full rotation. In the case of the country it is about 23 hours and 56 minutes. Usually geosynchronous orbit refers to the synchronized rotation of the building around the ground, usually satellite or space vehicle.

Any object with a geosynchronous orbit holds the ground track of a single point on the Earth's surface. The ground track is a position on the surface of the Earth under the satellite. It follows this point around the world in the form of a character-OSM and returns to exactly the same place every day.

Telecommunication satellites, as well as other types of satellites, maintain a geosynchronous orbit known as Clarke orbit. This is basically a stationary orbit located in Altitude 22 236 miles (35 786 km) above the sea level. The object in orbit appears to be in orbitRKE maintains the same position above the planet at all times. This concept was designed by Arthur C. Clarke specifically for communication satellites, as a way to ensure the relative stability of point communication. All satellites in orbit at this altitude are part of the Clarke belt.

One of the challenges to maintain objects in geosynchronous pathways is the fact that the satellites are carried from this orbit. Factors such as solar winds, radiation pressure and the effects of gravitational fields of the moon, the Sun and the Earth itself can cause carriage. To compensate for this effect, satellites are equipped with jets that keep the object in orbit. This process is known as storage of the station.

Some other geosynchronous orbits outside the Clarke belts exist to deal with position changes and Disposal of Satellits. Supersynchronous orbit, located above normal geosynchronous orbit, afterIt uses to store or dispose of satellites or spacecraft to achieve their operational end. It is also known as a cemetery, it is designed to limit the possibility of collisions using a usable vessel and maintains the western directional path. Similarly, the subsynchronous orbit is located under the geosynchronous orbit and is generally used for objects undergoing changes in location. These objects maintain an eastern direction.

The first satellite to be placed in the geostationary orbit was Syncom 3, which was launched on board the Delta D starting vehicle on August 19, 1964 from Cape Canaveral. It was used to broadcast the 1964 Summer Olympics from Tokyo to the United States. At the beginning of the 21st century, thousands of satellites from 50 countries were released in orbit, although only a few hundred are functional at the moment.