Clarke orbit
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Clarke orbit — system of geosynchronous communications satellites that orbit the Earth at high altitudes (named after Arthur C. Clarke, a science fiction author who invented the concept) … English contemporary dictionary
Clarke — Family name A scribe or clerk, the occupation from which the name derives Meaning Clerk, scribe, secretary … Wikipedia
Clarke's Orbit — [ klɑːks ɔːbɪt; nach A. C. Clarke], die rd. 266 000 km lange, kreisförmige Umlaufbahn der geostationären Satelliten in rd. 36 000 km Höhe über dem Äquator … Universal-Lexikon
Clarke, Sir Arthur C. — ▪ British author and scientist in full Sir Arthur Charles Clarke born Dec. 16, 1917, Minehead, Somerset, Eng. died March 19, 2008, Colombo, Sri L. English writer who is notable for both his science fiction and his nonfiction. Clarke … Universalium
Clarke, Sir Arthur Charles — ▪ 2009 British author born Dec. 16, 1917, Minehead, Somerset, Eng. died March 19, 2008, Colombo, Sri Lanka wrote more than 100 fiction and nonfiction books, but he was best known for such visionary science fiction novels as Childhood s End… … Universalium
Arthur C. Clarke — Arthur Clarke redirects here. For other uses, see Arthur Clarke (disambiguation). Sir Arthur C. Clarke, CBE Arthur C. Clarke at his home office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 28 March 2005 Born 16 December 1917(1917 12 16) … Wikipedia
Geostationary orbit — Geostationary orbit.To an observer on the rotating Earth (fixed point on the Earth), the satellite appears stationary in the sky. A red satellite is also geostationary above its own point on Earth. Top Down View … Wikipedia
Geosynchronous orbit — A geosynchronous orbit is an orbit around the Earth with an orbital period matching the Earth s sidereal rotation period [V. Chobotov, ed., (1996) Orbital Mechanics, 2nd edition , AIAA Education Series, p. 304.] . This synchronization means that… … Wikipedia
Geocentric orbit — Earth orbit redirects here. For the motion of the Earth around the Sun, see Earth s orbit. Earth orbiter redirects here. For the shuttle simulator, see Earth Orbiter 1. The following words may have more than one definition or other non Earth… … Wikipedia
Arthur C. Clarke — Sri Lankabhimanya Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (* 16. Dezember … Deutsch Wikipedia
