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E2A10
What type of satellite appears to stay in one position in the sky?
Pick an answer to check it.
Answer: B. Geostationary
A geostationary satellite orbits above the equator at the same rate Earth turns, so it appears fixed in the sky. LEO and HEO satellites move across the sky.
Tip: Geostationary = stationary in the sky.