Definizione monolingua

geostationary

geostationary (not comparable)

1. At a fixed distance in three dimensions relative to a particular point on the Earths surface; generally only possible with orbital satellites.
   • 1971: Thomas A. Croft, Measurement of a Solar Wind Plasma Stream which Endures Several Months But is Intermittent on a Time Scale of about One Day [1]

     The measurement is accomplished by observing the Faraday rotation angle of signals from geostationary satellites on a continuous basis.

Definizione dizionario geostationary

	geostazionario
	fixed distance orbit

Altri significati:

At a fixed distance in three dimensions relative to a particular point on the Earth's surface; generally only possible with orbital satellites.

Describes an orbit in which a satellite is always in the same position (appears stationary) with respect to the rotating Earth.