geostationary
- s of or having a geosynchronous orbit such that the position in such an orbit is fixed with respect to the earth
a geostationary satellite
- Indeed, some experts envision a day when only three powerful geostationary supersatellites, spaced equal distances apart, will handle almost all the world's telecommunications.
- The Long March 3 was only capable of placing an 870-pound payload into geostationary transfer orbit.
- The normal configuration of our weather satellites is two geostationary satellites and two polar-orbiting satellites.