Question

what are geostationary satellites ​

Answer 1

Answer:

☘ It is an artificial satellite, which appears stationary to an observer on the Earth's surface .

☘ The orbit of Geostationary satellite should be circular and Caplanar with the equatorial plane of the earth .

☘ The angular velocity of geostationary satellite should have some magnitude and direction as that of Earth i.e., the angular velocity should be from west to east and period of revolution should be 24 hrs.

☘ The geostationary satellite is very useful for transmission of TV programmes,radio Signals and telephone talks .

☘ Geo stationary satellite is also called as Synchronous communication satellites .abbreviated as 'SYNCOMS'.

✿ The examples for geostationary satellites are;

☘ INSAT (Indian national satellite) series

☘ APPLE (Ariane passenger payload experiment) was the first Indian geostationary satellite

Answer 2

Explanation:

Geostationary satellite::::

♥ A geostationary satellite is an earth orbitting satellite , placed at an altitude of approximately 35,800 km , directly over the equator that revolves in the same direction of the earth that rotates (west to east)