UNCLASSIFIED
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Geostationary Characteristics
•Satellite’s axis of
rotation and period must match that of the
earth
•To do this, satellite
altitude must be close to 35,800 kilometers
(19,300 miles)
•Total field of
view: full earth disk
•Effective field of
view
–60
degrees latitude north and south
–60
degrees longitude east and west
–Approximately
1/4 of the earth’s surface