SDO's Geosynchronus Orbit

  • Released Thursday, January 21, 2010
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This animation shows the SDO satellite in its inclined geosynchronous orbit. SDO's geosynchronous orbit will keep the observatory in constant view of the dedicated relay station's two 18-meter dishes around the clock for the duration of the observatory's five-year mission.

SDO's geosynchronous orbit

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Walt Feimer NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

This page was originally published on Thursday, January 21, 2010.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:54 PM EDT.

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