geosynchronous

Adjective

 * 1) Refers to the orbit of a satellite whose rate of revolution is matched to the rotation period of the Earth. A special case is the geostationary orbit which is circular and equatorial, so that the satellite appears to be fixed over a particular point on Earth's sky.

Related terms

 * areosynchronous
 * geostationary
 * heliostationary
 * heliosynchronous

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Italian: geosincrono
 * Russian:
 * Turkish: jeosenkron