The Surprisingly Interesting Story Behind Why the Geosynchronous Region Around the Earth is Called the Clark Orbit

On August 19, 1964, a Delta D rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida and soared into space, successfully delivering the Syncom 3 satellite into a 42,164 kilometre equatorial orbit. At this altitude, the satellite orbited at the same rate as the earth’s surface, making it appear to stand still high over the Pacific Ocean. Anchored in the sky, […]
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