Assertion: satellite | /r/HasProperty | stationary
Facets:
value: in the sky
type: LOCATION
value: nearly
type: DEGREE
value: from the earth
type: LOCATION
value: from the ground
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Many are in geostationary orbit 22,236 miles (35,785 km) above the equator, so that the satellite appears stationary at the same point in the sky, so the satellite dish antennas of ground stations can be aimed permanently at that spot and do not have to move to track it.
text: There is a location in space where you can place a satellite in orbit so that from the ground, the satellite appears stationary.
text: The term geostationary comes from the fact that such a satellite appears nearly stationary in the sky as seen by a ground-based observer.
text: The term geostationary comes from the fact that such a satellite appears nearly stationary in the sky as seen by a ground-based observer.
text: Since the satellites revolve at the same rotational speed of the earth, they appear stationary from the earth’s surface.