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Why must geostationary satellite rotate in the same direction as Earth's rotation?​

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Its happen because the satellite orbits at the same speed as the Earth is rotating, so it appears that the satellite is located at the same longitude, although it may drift from north to south. This particular, high Earth orbit is called geosynchronous. It is always directly in the same place on the surface of the earth.

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