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Clarke_orbit
Clarke orbit
English
Noun
Clarke orbit (plural Clarke orbits)
- (astrophysics) geostationary Earth orbit
- (astrophysics) geostationary orbit (an orbit around any body)
Synonyms
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See also
- GSO (geosynchronous orbit)
- heliosynchronous orbit
Etymology
Orbiting object is stationary over a point on the equator of the rotating object, when in Clarke orbit
From Arthur C. Clarke, who first proposed to place communications satellites in such an orbit.