The satellite, which has only spent eight years in geostationary orbit thus ... This allows ground antennas to maintain a ...

A single geostationary satellite at 36,786 kilometers can also enable continuous communication between continents without requiring complex signal-tracking systems, the companies added.

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A recently launched satellite is stuck in space after failing to fire its thrusters, preventing it from reaching its operational orbit.

Geostationary satellites take 24 hours to orbit the Earth, so the satellite appears to remain in the same part of the sky when viewed from the ground. These orbits are much higher than polar ...

The three-stage, 167-foot-tall (50.9 meters) GSLV succeeded in its mission, delivering a satellite called NVS-02 to geostationary transfer orbit about 19 minutes after liftoff. NVS-02 is the ...