Stationary orbit
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Stationary orbit
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In celestial mechanics, a stationary orbit is an orbit around a planet or moon where the orbiting satellite or spacecraft remains over the same spot on the surface. From the ground, the satellite would appear to be standing still, hovering above the surface in the same spot, day after day. In practice, this is accomplished by matching the rotation of the surface below, by reaching a particular altitude where the orbital speed almost matches the rotation below, in an equatorial orbit. As the spee
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