Editing Geosynchronous orbit (section)

===Statite proposal===
A [[statite]] is a hypothetical satellite that uses [[Radiation pressure#Solar radiation pressure|radiation pressure]] from the Sun against a [[solar sail]] to modify its orbit.<ref name="st"/>

It would hold its location over the dark side of the Earth at a latitude of approximately 30 degrees. It would return to the same spot in the sky every 24 hours from an Earth-based viewer's perspective, so be functionally similar to a geosynchronous orbit.<ref name="st">{{cite patent |country=US |number=5183225 |status=patent |title=Statite: Spacecraft That Utilizes Sight Pressure and Method of Use |pubdate=February 2, 1993 |pridate=1989-01-09 |inventor-surname=Forward |inventor-given=Robert}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=New Scientist |date=March 9, 1991 |title=Science: Polar 'satellite' could revolutionise communications |issue=1759|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg12917594-000-science-polar-satellite-could-revolutionisecommunications/ |access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref>