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geosynchronous orbit

orbit with a period matching Earth's orbit at a fixed longitude but not necessarily a fixed latitude
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geosynchronous orbit

Summary

geosynchronous orbit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,357 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • geosynchronous orbit is a type of geocentric orbit[2].
  • geosynchronous orbit is a type of synchronous orbit[3].
  • geosynchronous orbit's Commons category is recorded as Geosynchronous orbit[4].
  • geosynchronous orbit's parent astronomical body is recorded as Earth[5].
  • geosynchronous orbit's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'GSO'}[6].
  • geosynchronous orbit's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[7].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include geocentric orbit[2] and synchronous orbit[3].

Why It Matters

geosynchronous orbit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,357 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Parent astronomical body → Earth
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Subclass of → geocentric orbit, synchronous orbit
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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