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geostationary orbit

geosynchronous orbit with zero eccentricity at a fixed longitude and a nominally fixed latitude; common orbit for communications satellites
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Summary

geostationary orbit ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,285 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: geosynchronous orbit[2], stationary orbit[3]
  • Part of: outer space[4]
  • Commons category: Geostationary orbit[5]
  • Parent astronomical body: Earth[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Geostationary orbit[7]
  • Short name: GEO[8]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[9]
  • Related category: Category:Communications satellites in geostationary orbit[10], Category:Geostationary satellites[11]

Why It Matters

geostationary orbit has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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