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The 33 pages that link to Geostationary orbit, each with the reason it gives.

• Satellite communicationRelated: Its fixed apparent position lets ground antennas maintain a steady connection.

• Satellite televisionRelated: Many television satellites remain in a stable apparent position for fixed dishes.

• Weather satelliteRelated: Satellites in this orbit continuously watch the same broad region.

• Arthur C. ClarkeRelated: Clarke recognized this orbit’s potential for communications satellites.

• Launch vehicleRelated: Reliable access to this orbit enabled satellites for continuous regional communications and broadcasting.

• International Telecommunication UnionRelated: Satellite filings coordinated through the ITU concern access to this especially valuable orbit.

• Satellite internetRelated: Satellites in this orbit allow fixed terminals to point steadily, but incur long signal delays.

• Communications satelliteRelated: This orbit lets one satellite maintain continuous coverage of a broad region.

• Space elevatorRelated: An Earth elevator’s tether must extend beyond this orbit to remain under tension.

• Satellite meteorologyRelated: It provides continuous views of the same region for tracking rapidly changing weather.

• Satellite phoneRelated: Satellites in this orbit can provide broad, stable coverage, but require more power and introduce longer signal delays.

• Graveyard orbitRelated: The crowded operational region that a graveyard orbit is designed to clear.