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How do Geostationary Orbits work?
What is an orbit? An orbit is a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one. It is achieved by going (In earths case) over the atmosphere and achieving a speed that “outruns” the gravitational pull, making you do circles around the earth. Sometimes orbits are completely circular, othertimes they’re elliptical. What is a Geostationary Orbit? A Geostationary orbit is when the object that is orbiting the planet always stays at the same spot from the planets perspective. How is a Geostationary Orbit Achieved? A Geostationary Orbit is Achieved by being exactly 35,786 km over the equator. At this altitude, a satellite’s orbital period matches Earth’s rotation period of approximately 23 hours and 56 minutes. Usecases The most common usecase of a Geostationary Orbit is either a Meteorological satellite or a communications satellite. Even amateurs can receive signals from Meteorological Satellites in geostationary orbit, like for example the GOES series of satellites. This has been an MIS Blog Post.
Space · 2024-06-18

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