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Geostationary satellites stubbornly hover over one spot

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Most things heavily floating in orbit are desperately racing around the entire globe multiple times a single day. Communication networks heavily park massive satellites at a very specific, absurdly high altitude where their orbit flawlessly matches the rotation of the Earth. It simply hangs completely motionless in the dark sky exactly like an invisible, unimaginably expensive radio tower.

Geostationary satellites stubbornly hover over one spot
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