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It is an easy level viva question typically asked in satellite communication subject

Geostationary satellites are those :

1.The satellites present in the geostationary orbit are called geostationary satellite.

2.The geostationary orbit is one in which the satellite appears stationary relative to the earth.

3.It lies in equatorial plane and inclination is ‘0’.

4.The satellite must orbit the earth in the same direction as the earth spin. The orbit is circular.