Geosynchronous Orbits One application of the law of gravity is to figure out how to put a satellite into orbit so that it remains in the same position relative to ground all the time. ... Notice that ...

In a geosynchronous orbit, to stay in sync with sidereal day and to avoid the downward pull of gravity the European Space Agency (ESA) says that satellites have to maintain a speed of around 7,000 ...

China's Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites had been moving toward each other in geosynchronous orbit, around 22,236 miles (35,786 kilometers) above the equator, Spacenews reported on June 6.

Geosynchronous Orbit: An orbit in which a satellite’s orbital period matches the Earth’s rotation, enabling continuous observation of the same geographical area.