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geosynchronous satellite

satellite in geosynchronous orbit
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geosynchronous satellite

Summary

geosynchronous satellite draws 290 Wikipedia views per month (space category, ranking #68 of 213).[1]

Key Facts

  • geosynchronous satellite is a type of artificial satellite of the Earth[2].
  • geosynchronous satellite's parent astronomical body is recorded as Earth[3].
  • geosynchronous satellite's type of orbit is recorded as geosynchronous orbit[4].

Why It Matters

geosynchronous satellite draws 290 Wikipedia views per month (space category, ranking #68 of 213).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Type of orbit → geosynchronous orbit
    Freebase id → /m/03blv
    Encyclopedia of china (third edition) id → 120364
    Library of congress authority id → —
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007565448205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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