geostationary
/ˌdʒiːəʊˈsteɪʃənri/adjective
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भूस्थिर
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adjective
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[usually before noun] technical
(of a satellite) moving around the earth above the equator at the same speed as the earth turns, so that it seems to stay in the same place
भूस्थिर
- The communication satellite was placed in a geostationary orbit.
- A geostationary satellite can watch the same region all the time.
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Do not confuse geostationary (stays over the same point above the equator) and geosynchronous (takes one day to go round the earth but may seem to move north and south).
Geostationary (भूमध्य रेखा के ऊपर एक ही बिंदु पर स्थिर दिखता है) और geosynchronous (एक दिन में पृथ्वी का एक चक्कर लगाता है पर उत्तर-दक्षिण घूमता दिख सकता है) में भ्रमित न हों।
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General knowledge
A geostationary orbit is about 35,786 kilometres above the equator.
Geostationary orbit भूमध्य रेखा से लगभग 35,786 किलोमीटर ऊपर होती है।