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Question
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The number of days when Earth’s shadow falls on a geosynchronous satellite is ____
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88
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277
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50
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10
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -EXPLANATION: Since geostationary satellite takes the same time to move around the earth as the earth takes to rotate on its axis. So, geostationary satellite completes one complete revolution in 24 hr around the earth.
Detailed explanation-2: -Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) Satellites in LEO, like the International Space Station, take about 90 minutes to orbit the Earth. Satellites in MEO take about 12 hours to do the same. Satellites orbiting at 35, 786 km have a period precisely equal to one day.
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