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A communication satellite with a 24-h period hovers over a fixed point on Earth. Why is it...

A communication satellite with a 24-h period hovers over a fixed point on Earth. Why is it placed in orbit only in the plane of Earth’s equator? (Hint: Think of the satellite’s orbit as a ring around Earth.)

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