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<p>A <b>synchronous orbit</b> is an <a href="page.php?w=orbit">orbit</a> in which an orbiting body (usually a <a href="page.php?w=satellite">satellite</a>) has a period equal to the average rotational period of the body being orbited (usually a planet), and in the same direction of rotation as that body.</p>

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<p>A <a href="page.php?w=synchronous">synchronous</a> orbit is an <a href="page.php?w=orbit">orbit</a> in which the orbiting object (for example, an artificial satellite or a moon) takes the same amount of time</p><p>
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