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What is the difference between geostationary and polar orbiting satellites?

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What is the difference between geostationary and polar orbiting satellites?

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A. A geostationary satellite is positioned above the Equator and orbits the Earth at the same rotation speed as the Earth itself, making it appear stationary from the point of view of an observer on the Earths surface. It flies very high above the surface of the Earth (altitude almost 36000 kilometers), and thus is able to capture the whole Earth disc at once. A polar orbiting satellite circles the Earth at a near-polar inclination, meaning that it always passes almost exactly above the poles. The satellite passes the equator and each latitude at the same local solar time each day, meaning the satellite passes overhead at essentially the same solar time throughout all seasons of the year. The low Earth orbit (800 – 850 kilometers) is much closer to Earth than a geostationary orbit, and thus can see a smaller part of the Earth below than a geostationary satellite, but in finer detail.

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