ta for the explanation and yes, whilst simple to point at the nice nasa link, 'tis good to be able to explain it oneself :)
I did think that any orbit could be "geosynchronous" in terms of staying over a fixed spot on the Earths surface, at the expense of fuel to make it stay there...
Need a satellite refulling station for all those geoSynchronous satellites using up (albeit) small bits of fuel (hydrazene?) for station keeping. Opportunity for Esso? - may not be as cheep as 1.30euro/litre though!
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Date: 2003-10-21 07:20 am (UTC)I did think that any orbit could be "geosynchronous" in terms of staying over a fixed spot on the Earths surface, at the expense of fuel to make it stay there...
Need a satellite refulling station for all those geoSynchronous satellites using up (albeit) small bits of fuel (hydrazene?) for station keeping. Opportunity for Esso? - may not be as cheep as 1.30euro/litre though!