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<p>A <b>geosynchronous orbit</b> (sometimes abbreviated <b>GEO</b>) is an Earth-centered <a href="page.php?w=orbit">orbit</a> with an <a href="page.php?w=orbital_period">orbital period</a> that matches <a href="page.php?w=Earth%27s_rotation">Earth's rotation</a> on its axis, 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds (one <a href="page.php?w=sidereal_day">sidereal day</a>). The synchronization of rotation and orbital period means that, for an observer on Earth's surface, an object in geosynchronous orbit returns to exactly the same position in the sky</p><p>
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