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✖Geostationary Height refers to the altitude at which a geostationary satellite is positioned above the Earth's equator.ⓘ Geostationary Height [H_gso]

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✖Geostationary Radius refers to the distance between the Earth's surface and a geostationary satellite in orbit around the Earth.ⓘ Geostationary Radius [R_gso]

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Geostationary Radius

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`"R"_{"gso"} = "H"_{"gso"}+"[Earth-R]" `

Example

`"6752.809km"="381.8km"+"[Earth-R]" `

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Geostationary Radius Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Geostationary Radius = Geostationary Height+[Earth-R]
R_gso = H_gso+[Earth-R]
This formula uses 1 Constants, 2 Variables

Constants Used

[Earth-R] - Earth mean radius Value Taken As 6371.0088

Variables Used

Geostationary Radius - (Measured in Meter) - Geostationary Radius refers to the distance between the Earth's surface and a geostationary satellite in orbit around the Earth.
Geostationary Height - (Measured in Meter) - Geostationary Height refers to the altitude at which a geostationary satellite is positioned above the Earth's equator.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Geostationary Height: 381.8 Kilometer --> 381800 Meter (Check conversion here)

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

R_gso = H_gso+[Earth-R] --> 381800+[Earth-R]

Evaluating ... ...

R_gso = 6752808.8

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

6752808.8 Meter -->6752.8088 Kilometer (Check conversion here)

FINAL ANSWER

6752.8088 ≈ 6752.809 Kilometer <-- Geostationary Radius

(Calculation completed in 00.004 seconds)

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Geostationary Radius Formula

Geostationary Radius = Geostationary Height+[Earth-R]
R_gso = H_gso+[Earth-R]

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How to Calculate Geostationary Radius?

Geostationary Radius calculator uses Geostationary Radius = Geostationary Height+[Earth-R] to calculate the Geostationary Radius, Geostationary Radius is the distance from Earth's center to a satellite in geostationary orbit, enabling synchronous orbit with Earth's rotation for communication purposes. Geostationary Radius is denoted by R_gso symbol.

How to calculate Geostationary Radius using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Geostationary Radius, enter Geostationary Height (H_gso) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Geostationary Radius calculation can be explained with given input values -> 6.571009 = 381800+[Earth-R] .

FAQ

What is Geostationary Radius?

Geostationary Radius is the distance from Earth's center to a satellite in geostationary orbit, enabling synchronous orbit with Earth's rotation for communication purposes and is represented as R_gso = H_gso+[Earth-R] or Geostationary Radius = Geostationary Height+[Earth-R]. Geostationary Height refers to the altitude at which a geostationary satellite is positioned above the Earth's equator.

How to calculate Geostationary Radius?

Geostationary Radius is the distance from Earth's center to a satellite in geostationary orbit, enabling synchronous orbit with Earth's rotation for communication purposes is calculated using Geostationary Radius = Geostationary Height+[Earth-R]. To calculate Geostationary Radius, you need Geostationary Height (H_gso). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Geostationary Height and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

How many ways are there to calculate Geostationary Radius?

In this formula, Geostationary Radius uses Geostationary Height. We can use 1 other way(s) to calculate the same, which is/are as follows -

Geostationary Radius = (([GM.Earth]*Orbital Period in Days)/(4*pi^2))^(1/3)

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