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Definition: Geostationary Orbit |
Geostationary OrbitNoun1. A geosynchronous orbit that is fixed with respect to a position on the Earth. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Crosswords: Geostationary Orbit |
| English words defined with "geostationary orbit": communications satellite ♦ geostationary. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "geostationary orbit": apogee boost motor, apogee kick motor, apogee kick stage, apogee motor ♦ ground track, GTO ♦ low earth orbit. (references) |
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 | GOES-C awaits launch aboard Delta Launch Vehicle 142. After launch this satellite was designated GOES 3. It was placed in geostationary orbit at 135 degrees west longitude.Credit: NOAA in Space. |  | The first image obtained from a GOES satellite. These satellites are put in geostationary orbit over 22, 000 miles from Earth and continuously monitor a significant portion of a hemisphere of the Earth.Credit: NOAA in Space. |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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geostationary orbit | 5 |
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| Language | Translations for "geostationary orbit"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | geostationært satellitkredsløb (geostationary satellite orbit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | geostationaire satelliet-baan (geostationary satellite orbit), geostationaire baan (geostationary satellite orbit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | geostationaarinen rata (geostationary satellite orbit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | orbite géostationnaire (geostationary satellite orbit, geosynchronous earth-orbit, geosynchronous orbit), orbite des satellites géostationnaires (geostationary satellite orbit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Umlaufbahn geostationärer Satelliten (geostationary satellite orbit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | τροχιά γεωστατικών δορυφόρων,γεωστατική τροχιά (geostationary satellite orbit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | orbita geostazionazia (geostationary satellite orbit), orbita di satellite geostazionario (geostationary satellite orbit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 静止軌" (geosynchronous orbit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | せいしきどう (geosynchronous orbit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eostationarygay orbitay órbita geoestacionária (geostationary satellite orbit, geosynchronous earth-orbit, geosynchronous orbit), órbita dos satélites geoestacionários (geostationary satellite orbit). (various references) órbita geoestacionaria (geostationary satellite orbit), órbita de los satélites geoestacionarios (geostationary satellite orbit). (various references) geostationär satellitbana (geostationary satellite orbit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-e-g-i-i-n-o-o-o-r-r-s-t-t-t-y" | |
-5 letters: geostationary. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 65 6F 73 74 61 74 69 6F 6E 61 72 79 4F 72 62 69 74 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01100101 01101111 01110011 01110100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 00100000 01001111 01110010 01100010 01101001 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G e o s t a t i o n a r y   O r b i t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0065 006F 0073 0074 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E 0061 0072 0079 004F 0072 0062 0069 0074 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4171818586678675818067849124984687586 |
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