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Clarke orbit

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Clarke orbit

Alternative name for geostationary orbit, an orbit 35,900 km/22,300 mi high, in which satellites circle at the same speed as the Earth turns. This orbit was first suggested by English writer Arthur C Clarke in 1945.



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