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Observational astronomy > Astronomical instrumentation > Space vehicles > Artificial satellites > Geosynchronous satellites

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Geosynchronous satellites  

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  • A satellite that has a circular orbit around the Earth identical to a geostationary orbit except that the satellite's orbit does not necessarily lie in the Earth's equatorial plane. (en)

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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/648

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