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All geostationary satellites of Earth share the same orbit height. a. True b. False

All geostationary satellites of Earth share the same orbit height.

a. True

b. False

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THE CORRECT OPTION IS A) TRUE

Clarke Belt is the region of space, approximately 35 786 km above sea level, at the level of Ecuador where you can get geostationary orbits.

A geostationary orbit can only be achieved at an altitude very close to 35,786 km (22,236 mi), and directly above the Equator. This equates to an orbital velocity of 3.07 km/s (1.91 mi/s) or an orbital period of 1,436 minutes, which equates to almost exactly one sidereal day or 23.934461223 hours. This ensures that the satellite will match the Earth's rotational period and has a stationary footprint on the ground. All geostationary satellites have to be located on this ring.

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