Tractorhash t1_it4bcrh wrote on October 20, 2022 at 8:51 PM

Reply to comment by rugbat in China looked at putting a monitoring satellite in retrograde geostationary orbit via the moon by OkOrdinary5299

It has the same velocity as geostationary objects, just in the opposite direction.

thx1138- t1_it4oy55 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 10:25 PM

Then it should be "retrograde orbit at geostationary orbit altitude" or something

snigherfardimungus t1_it4sgyn wrote on October 20, 2022 at 10:52 PM

Try fitting that into a click-baity headline! =]

thx1138- t1_it5t9si wrote on October 21, 2022 at 3:31 AM

Haha right??

[deleted] t1_it694us wrote on October 21, 2022 at 6:12 AM

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OrganicGrownie t1_it4qh6g wrote on October 20, 2022 at 10:37 PM

Geostationary means the same point on earth is in the same spot, or more specifically the satellite is in the same spot in the sky all the time relative to earth. Geosynchronous means the same spot is in the same position at the same time every day. Usually geosynchronous orbits require some amount of inclination and with inclination and retrograde orbit would make it really difficult to intercept anything as you'd be in a different plane from your "target" in every orbit. Further decreasing your odds of intercept.