Editing Synchronous orbit (section)

== Properties ==
A satellite in a synchronous orbit that is both [[equator]]ial and [[circle|circular]] will appear to be suspended motionless above a point on the orbited planet's equator. For synchronous satellites orbiting [[Earth]], this is also known as a [[geostationary orbit]]. However, a synchronous orbit need not be equatorial; nor circular. A body in a non-equatorial synchronous orbit will appear to oscillate north and south above a point on the planet's equator, whereas a body in an [[ellipse|elliptical]] orbit will appear to oscillate eastward and westward. As seen from the orbited body the combination of these two motions produces a figure-8 pattern called an [[analemma]].