How to Use geosynchronous in a Sentence

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• The craft would have entered a geosynchronous orbit along Africa's west coast.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 1 Sep. 2016
• Far out in geosynchronous orbit, a Russian satellite moves through deep space.
  — Andrew Hanna, Time, 13 Apr. 2025
• Many of the satellites that are ripe military targets are in geosynchronous orbits.
  — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 17 Jan. 2018
• The second type of satellite orbit is called geosynchronous orbit, and that’s much farther away.
  — The Conversation, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2023
• Staying over one spot makes geosynchronous satellites sitting ducks but also protects them.
  — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 17 Jan. 2018
• Payload is headed for geosynchronous transfer orbit.
  — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
• The system would deploy six spacecraft into geosynchronous orbit.
  — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 June 2026
• The asteroid will be well within the orbit of geosynchronous satellites, according to the agency.
  — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 25 Jan. 2023
• Payload headed for geosynchronous transfer orbit.
  — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026
• The startup aims to launch satellites into geosynchronous orbit (GEO).
  — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
• Their planet might be orbited by billions or trillions of geosynchronous satellites instead of our measly 400.
  — NBC News, 19 Mar. 2018
• Including tanks and spacecraft buses, the full payload would total more than 436 tons in geosynchronous orbit.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
• The first-stage booster made a successful 21st liftoff, but was expended to get the satellite to a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
  — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026
• The new rocket is designed to place payloads weighing up to 6,500kg into geosynchronous transfer orbit.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 May 2020
• The Pentagon currently has a small fleet of legacy missile warning satellites in much higher geosynchronous orbits.
  — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
• The Space Force's missile-warning satellites are also in geosynchronous orbit, with infrared sensors tuned to detect the heat plume of a missile launch.
  — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
• Nearly 43 minutes after liftoff, the satellite separated and deployed as well to a geosynchronous transfer orbit.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 20 May 2021
• High-Earth orbit is considered to be greater than 36,000 km from the Earth’s surface, above geosynchronous orbit.
  — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
• The startup is developing large solar arrays for geosynchronous orbit (GEO).
  — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 11 Dec. 2025
• The smaller satellites would replace the current system of the six larger, high-orbiting satellites in geosynchronous Earth orbit that are expensive and easy targets.
  — Brad Dress, The Hill, 28 Nov. 2024
• On May 15, SpaceX launched its heaviest payload ever to geosynchronous transfer orbit, a vantage point far above the Earth.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 1 June 2017
• Western analysts believe the Luch/Olymp satellites are likely meant to eavesdrop on the signals relayed through other spacecraft in geosynchronous orbit.
  — Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
• In the previous decade, the market began to shift from large, billion-dollar satellites in geosynchronous orbits to constellations of dozens to hundreds of smaller ones closer to Earth.
  — Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
• Commercial and military-owned geosynchronous satellites typically spend years in the same location, or slot, to provide communications services to users.
  — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
• New Glenn is more than 320 feet tall, partially reusable and capable of delivering payloads to low, medium and geosynchronous orbits.
  — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2025
• For a flight profile to reach geosynchronous orbit, a rocket's upper stage must endure exposure to higher doses of radiation and carry more capacity for electrical power.
  — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
• Ars has written about these activities in geosynchronous orbit (GEO) before, but the last few months have seen a couple of interesting developments.
  — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
• Subsequently, the company hopes to begin delivering power from higher up at geosynchronous orbit by 2030.
  — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
• The spacecraft separation took place roughly seven hours after the rocket lifted into geosynchronous Earth orbit, according to the Space Force.
  — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 13 Aug. 2025
• The company’s hardware originally was designed for use with the geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) element of the program.
  — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026