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geosynchronous satellite
subject			fact

geosynchronous satellite	has constant longitude
	is a part of Earth
	has orbital inclination approximately zero degrees
	has orbital period 24 hours (one day)
	orbits Earth
	has location above the same position on the Earth
	has definition an artificial satellite which orbits Earth every 24 hours
	is a kind of artificial satellite
artificial satellite	has attitude control
	has ground communication station
	can have orbit decay date
	has launch vehicle
	has launch location
	has launch date
instrument	has operator
satellite	has approximately elliptical orbit
physical object	has angular momentum
	has mass
	has velocity
	has momentum
	has temperature
	has volume
	has extent
	has material
artifact	has creator
	has creation date
	has purpose
	has owner

Kinds of geosynchronous satellite :

• ANIK satellite (3 kinds, 4 facts)
• GEOS satellite (4 kinds, 11 facts) (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)
• GMS satellite (5 kinds, 36 facts) - Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
• Meteosat satellite (1 kind, 9 facts)
• TDRSS (2 facts) - Transmission Data and Relay Satellite System.

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