NASCAR on Tuesday unveiled its 2015 schedules and the 36-race calendar for its premier Sprint Cup Series includes a three-race Western swing in March.
Geosynchronous - An orbit around Earth whose orbital period is equal to a sidereal day (23 hours, 56 minutes), irrespective of its inclination. - A person on a point on Earth, will see a satellite in this orbit in the same place in the sky at the same time of the day, everyday.
The semi-synchronous orbit is a near-circular orbit (low eccentricity) 26,560 kilometers from the center of the Earth (about 20,200 kilometers above the surface). A satellite at this height takes 12 hours to complete an orbit. geostationary orbit is extremely valuable for weather monitoring because satellites in this orbit provide a constant view of the same surface area. When you log into your favorite weather web site and look at the satellite view of your hometown, the image you are seeing comes from a satellite in geostationary orbit.