geostationary
adjective
geo·sta·tion·ary
ˌjē-ō-ˈstā-shə-ˌner-ē 
: being or having an equatorial orbit at an altitude of about 22,300 miles (35,900 kilometers) requiring an angular velocity the same as that of the earth so that the position of a satellite in such an orbit is fixed with respect to the earth
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While most satellite internet services operate from single geostationary satellites orbiting Earth at about 22,236 miles, Starlink is a constellation of thousands of satellites that operate from a low-Earth orbit, about 341 miles up.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Each photographic plate took a 50-minute exposure of the sky, leading Villarroel to suggest that these putative objects were stationary in space, possibly in geostationary orbit some 22,000 miles (35,000 kilometers) above Earth.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2025
While most satellite internet services operate from single geostationary satellites orbiting Earth at about 22,236 miles, Starlink is a constellation of thousands of satellites that operate from a low-Earth orbit, about 341 miles up.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The issue doesn’t affect SpaceX's Starlink, but data sent to higher orbiting geostationary satellites, which can also provide communications to mobile carriers, commercial buildings, and government users in remote and rural areas.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Each photographic plate took a 50-minute exposure of the sky, leading Villarroel to suggest that these putative objects were stationary in space, possibly in geostationary orbit some 22,000 miles (35,000 kilometers) above Earth.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2025
While most satellite internet services operate from single geostationary satellites orbiting Earth at about 22,236 miles, Starlink is a constellation of thousands of satellites that operate from a low-Earth orbit, about 341 miles up.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The issue doesn’t affect SpaceX's Starlink, but data sent to higher orbiting geostationary satellites, which can also provide communications to mobile carriers, commercial buildings, and government users in remote and rural areas.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Geostationary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geostationary. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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