geostationary
/dʒiːə(ʊ)ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ri
/adjective
(Of an artificial satellite of the earth) moving in a circular geosynchronous orbit in the plane of the equator, so that it appears to be stationary in the sky above a fixed point on the surface.Once in geostationary orbit above the equator this satellite will provide a wide range of high-speed telecommunications services for North America, South America, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East....
- Three special satellites located in geostationary orbit above Europe transmit a GPS-like signal that improves the GPS accuracy down to 1 to 2 metres.
- Egnos consists of three geostationary satellites and a network of ground stations for the transmission of a signal containing information on the reliability and accuracy of the positioning.
- ATF
- at fault
- at first
- at first blush
- at first glance
- at first hand
- at first instance
- at first sight
- (at) full blast
- at full cock
- service mark
- service member
- service module
- service pack
- service provider
- servicer
- service road
- service star
- service station
- service stripe
- service tree
- servicewoman
- serviette
- servigerous
- servile