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Synchronous orbit
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<p>A synchronous orbit is an <a href="/facts/Orbit/nD2TPySG">orbit</a> in which an orbiting body (usually a <a href="/facts/Satellite/PTX8c68t">satellite</a>) has a period equal to the average rotational period of the body being orbited (usually a planet), and in the same direction of rotation as that body. </p>