geostationary
adjective
geo·sta·tion·ary
ˌjē-ō-ˈstā-shə-ˌner-ē 
: being or having an equatorial orbit at an altitude of about 22,300 miles (35,900 kilometers) requiring an angular velocity the same as that of the earth so that the position of a satellite in such an orbit is fixed with respect to the earth
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But to be geostationary – to maintain a steady position over one spot on earth – satellites must be over 22,000 miles above it.
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Calum Chace, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The former operates two satellites in geostationary orbit, at an altitude of 35,000 kilometres (22,000 miles), with a third to launch in 2021.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 24 May 2019
That means Starlink can deliver download bandwidth in the hundreds of megabytes and, crucially, latency right down into the tens of milliseconds, rather than the half-second or more that geostationary satellites suffer from.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
This is a similar approach that SpaceX took with Starlink–instead of a few large, costly, geostationary satellites to deliver internet, which had been the case since the 1990s, Starlink instead consists of hundreds of small, cheap satellites in low orbit.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Calum Chace, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The former operates two satellites in geostationary orbit, at an altitude of 35,000 kilometres (22,000 miles), with a third to launch in 2021.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 24 May 2019
That means Starlink can deliver download bandwidth in the hundreds of megabytes and, crucially, latency right down into the tens of milliseconds, rather than the half-second or more that geostationary satellites suffer from.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
This is a similar approach that SpaceX took with Starlink–instead of a few large, costly, geostationary satellites to deliver internet, which had been the case since the 1990s, Starlink instead consists of hundreds of small, cheap satellites in low orbit.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Geostationary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geostationary. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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