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Geostationary satellite looks stationary from the earth. Which of the following option is correct?

Option: 1

It is  stationary
 


Option: 2

It is moving with velocity same as that of earth


Option: 3

It’s velocity is greater than earth’s velocity

 


Option: 4

Its velocity is less than earth’s velocity’


Answers (1)

As we learned

 Rest and motion are relative to each other.

So Geostationary satellite looks stationary from earth means 

 Its position is fixed with respect to earth as both are moving with the same speed.

 

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Ramraj Saini

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