Tue, Jun 13, 2006
Aero-Terms!
Designed to be a daily reminder of the terms, names, acronyms
and explanations of the unique language that populates the aviation
world, ANN Contributor Aleta "I'm Not Making An Asterisk Of Myself"
Vinas will be selecting... and presenting unique aeronautical terms
each day from all tiers of the aviation world...
Aerospace, sport aviation, fixed wing, helo, you name it... it's
all fair game and with a full year's selection already coming
together, we can assure you that Aero-Terms should serve as a quick
but intriguing reminder of the terms you may use every day or an
introduction to an aspects of the Aero-World you may not yet be
familiar with. ANN also encourages readers to go beyond the FMI
link, and further research any intriguing terms.
Cool, no?
Suggestions for future Aero-Terms are
ALWAYS welcome, as are additions or discussion of the
explanations given for each Aero-Term.
Geosynchronous Orbit
A satellite in circular orbit around the Earth's equator at
23,000 miles altitude (36,000 km) will remain stationary over the
same location on Earth (i.e., the spacecraft goes around once in
its orbit for every revolution of the Earth). This feature is very
useful for communications satellites (allowing one satellite to
provide continual coverage to a given area of the Earth's surface).
As a result, the majority of satellites in geostationary orbit are
commsats. Some satellites have orbits slightly higher or lower than
GEO, but for simplicity's sake, all satellites with apogees and
perigees between 30000 and 40000 km are termed GEO.
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