Geostationary Orbit GEO
Geostationary Orbit (GEO) sits near 35,786 km over the equator, where a satellite's orbital period matches Earth's rotation so it appears fixed in the sky. It's used for broadcast, weather and wide-area communications.
637
Satellites in GEO
3.8%
Share of global
~35,786 km
Altitude band
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Major constellations in GEO
Sample satellites
- ABS-2 #39508
- ABS-2A (MONGOLSAT-1) #41588
- ABS-3A #40424
- ABS-4 (MOBISAT-1) #28184
- ABS-6 #25924
- AEHF-1 (USA 214) #36868
- AEHF-2 (USA 235) #38254
- AEHF-3 (USA 246) #39256
- AEHF-4 (USA 288) #43651
- AEHF-5 (USA 292) #44481
- AEHF-6 (USA 298) #45465
- AGILA #62456
- AL YAH 3 #43174
- ALCOMSAT 1 #43039
- ALPHASAT #39215