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Compare launching of satellite - geostationary satellite and synchronous satellite.

This question appears in Mumbai University > Satellite Communication and Network subject

Marks: 5 M

Year: Dec 2012

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Sr no. Launching of geostationary satellite Launching of synchronous satellite
1 If the satellite is launched is at,latitude that is at the equator, this circular orbit with radius of 42164km is called as geostationary orbit. If the satellite is launched from a non-zero latitude region, then the orbit will be synchronous orbit.
2 Inclination i is zero. Inclination i is greater than or equal to the latitude of the launch point.
3 Circularization and inclination corrections are to be made to make the synchronous orbit geostationary. No need for circularization and inclination corrections.
4 Jet thrusters are to be fired to make the inclination zero to achieve geostationary orbit for geostationary satellite launch. No extra jet thrusters are fired.
5 Geostationary satellite is launched with as low orbital inclination as possible. No such restrictions for Synchronous satellite.
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