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Question 78

What type of satellite appears to stay in one position in the sky?

  1. HEO
  2. GeostationaryCorrect answer
  3. Geomagnetic
  4. LEO

Explanation

A geostationary satellite orbits above the equator with a period equal to one rotation of the Earth, so from the ground it appears to hang at a fixed point in the sky and a station can use a fixed antenna. Low Earth and highly elliptical orbit satellites move across the sky and must be tracked.

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