| Definitions | | synchronous orbit |
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noun
- (Military) A satellite orbit where the orbital period is equal to, or multiples of, the Earth"s rotational period; i.e. making one, two, three, etc., orbits in a 24-hour period.
::Examples include geosynchronous (period equals Earth"s rotation), semisynchronous (two orbits per day); and geostationary (geosynchronous orbit where satellite maintains a fixed position on the equator). (JP 3-14); (JP 1-02).
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