Question

Which of the following statements is CORRECT in respect of a geostationary satellite?

Options

• It moves in a plane containing the Greenwich meridian.

• It moves in a plane perpendicular to the celestial equatorial plane.

• Its height above the earth's surface is about the same as the radius of the earth.

• Its height above the earth's surface is about six times the radius of the earth.

Answer 1

Its height above the earth's surface is about six times the radius of the earth.