Definition of geosynchronous in English:
geosynchronous
adjective ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)ˈsɪŋkrənəsˌdʒioʊˈsɪŋkrənəs
Compare with geostationary
another term for synchronous (sense 2)
Example sentencesExamples
- There, the rockets will link up, creating an 80-ton spacecraft that will ascend to 22,000 miles and lock into geosynchronous orbit.
- The key to this concept was the placement of space stations in geosynchronous Earth orbit, a location 35,786 kilometers above Earth.
- Up to a dozen geosynchronous satellites go out of service every year, and there are now several hundred derelicts in the disposal orbit.
- The tail of the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle was engulfed seconds before the planned liftoff, disappointing hundreds, including space scientists.
- For early-warning purposes, scientists look to observations from geosynchronous weather satellites, each of which constantly monitors an entire hemisphere and beams data to Earth every 30 minutes or so.
Definition of geosynchronous in US English:
geosynchronous
adjectiveˌdʒioʊˈsɪŋkrənəsˌjēōˈsiNGkrənəs
(of an earth satellite or its orbit) having a period of rotation synchronous with that of the earth's rotation.
Example sentencesExamples
- For early-warning purposes, scientists look to observations from geosynchronous weather satellites, each of which constantly monitors an entire hemisphere and beams data to Earth every 30 minutes or so.
- Up to a dozen geosynchronous satellites go out of service every year, and there are now several hundred derelicts in the disposal orbit.
- The tail of the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle was engulfed seconds before the planned liftoff, disappointing hundreds, including space scientists.
- There, the rockets will link up, creating an 80-ton spacecraft that will ascend to 22,000 miles and lock into geosynchronous orbit.
- The key to this concept was the placement of space stations in geosynchronous Earth orbit, a location 35,786 kilometers above Earth.