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Old 10-18-12, 10:58 AM   #66
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve View Post
There has to be another name for it, though. "Geostationary" literally means "staying in the same place above the planet".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geostationary_orbit
'Retrograde geosynchronous orbit' is the most accurate description I can think of. I don't know if this sort of orbit has a proper name, or, indeed, if anybody actually uses it enough to justify one...
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