>>486296 (old bread)
Not possible. Satellites require constant monitoring and maneuvering to stay in their orbital slot. They fly in a figure 8 pattern. Movement is very slight but necessary. Can't just park 'em and forget 'em.
BTW still looking for more info on >>388273 if anyone has any.
I don't think so alphafag. Work with 'em every day. Get Google and come back when you know something.
Like I said…get Google.
A geostationary orbit can be achieved only at an altitude very close to 35,786 km (22,236 mi) and directly above the equator. This equates to an orbital velocity of 3.07 km/s (1.91 mi/s) and an orbital period of 1,436 minutes, which equates to almost exactly one sidereal day (23.934461223 hours). This ensures that the satellite will match the Earth's rotational period and has a stationary footprint on the ground. All geostationary satellites have to be located on this ring.
A combination of lunar gravity, solar gravity, and the flattening of the Earth at its poles causes a precession motion of the orbital plane of any geostationary object, with an orbital period of about 53 years and an initial inclination gradient of about 0.85° per year, achieving a maximal inclination of 15° after 26.5 years.[12] To correct for this orbital perturbation, regular orbital stationkeeping manoeuvres are necessary, amounting to a delta-v of approximately 50 m/s per year.
A second effect to be taken into account is the longitudinal drift, caused by the asymmetry of the Earth – the equator is slightly elliptical. There are two stable (at 75.3°E and 252°E) and two unstable (at 165.3°E and 14.7°W) equilibrium points. Any geostationary object placed between the equilibrium points would (without any action) be slowly accelerated towards the stable equilibrium position, causing a periodic longitude variation.[12] The correction of this effect requires station-keeping maneuvers with a maximal delta-v of about 2 m/s per year, depending on the desired longitude.
Solar wind and radiation pressure also exert small forces on satellites; over time, these cause them to slowly drift away from their prescribed orbits.
In the absence of servicing missions from the Earth or a renewable propulsion method, the consumption of thruster propellant for station keeping places a limitation on the lifetime of the satellite. Hall-effect thrusters, which are currently in use, have the potential to prolong the service life of a satellite by providing high-efficiency electric propulsion.
Let me spell this out for you dipshit. I typed it in real slooooow for you but obviously that didn't work.
In my post above, how many times to you see the phrase "requires station-keeping maneuvers"? The article even explains WHY those maneuvers are necessary.
Your ground based "satellite tracking" doesn't mean shit if the satellite isn't staying inside it's assigned orbital slot.
End of discussion since you turds refuse to LEARN.