SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -Satellites in geostationary orbit rotate with the Earth directly above the equator, continuously staying above the same spot. This position allows satellites to observe weather and other phenomena that vary on short timescales.

Detailed explanation-2: -A geostationary satellite orbits the planet at the same rate as the planet rotates, so the satellite is always over the same patch of ground.

Detailed explanation-3: -A geostationary satellite travels from west to east over the equator. It moves in the same direction and at the same rate Earth is spinning. From Earth, a geostationary satellite looks like it is standing still since it is always above the same location.

Detailed explanation-4: -A geostationary orbit is actually a type of geosynchronous orbit. The key difference between a geostationary orbit and a geosynchronous orbit is while the latter can have any inclination, the former orbit sees satellites permanently ‘parked’ over the plane of Earth’s equator.