geosynchronous orbit

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geosynchronous orbit - a circular orbit around the Earth having a period of 24 hours celestial orbit, orbit - the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon" geostationary orbit - a geosynchronous orbit that is fixed with respect to a position on the Earth

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