GEO

Acronym for: Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite.

A satellite whose orbital track repeats regularly over points on the Earth over time. A geosynchronous network is a communication network based on communication with or through geosynchronous satellites.

Geosynchronous systems include Inmarsat, which uses allocations in the 6 GHz band from the ground station to the satellite, 1.5 GHz for the satellite-to-terminal downlink, 1.6 GHz for the terminal-to-satellite uplink, and 1 GHz from the satellite to the ground station.

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