adjective
geostationary
of or having a geosynchronous orbit such that the position in such an orbit is fixed with respect to the earth
In a sentence
Six example sentences with geostationary, each labelled with its topic.
A geostationary satellite hangs over the same stretch of the equator, so its dish never needs to be re-aimed.
Science
Broadcast engineers prefer geostationary relays because a rooftop antenna can be bolted down once and left pointing forever.
Technology
Weather forecasters watch a hurricane hour by hour from a geostationary platform parked above the same patch of ocean.
Environment
International rules assign each geostationary slot to a nation, since two satellites parked at the same longitude would interfere.
Law
The broadcaster leases capacity on a geostationary satellite so its channels reach every dish from Alaska to Florida.
Business
Equatorial nations once claimed the geostationary belt above them as territory, a position the rest of the world rejected.
Politics
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