Geostationary orbit
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A geostationary orbit, also referred to as a geosynchronous equatorial orbit (GEO), is a circular geosynchronous orbit 35,786 km (22,236 mi) in altitude above Earth's equator, 42,164 km (26,199 mi) in radius from Earth's center, and following the direction of Earth's rotation.
Syncom 2, the first geosynchronous satellite
A computer-generated image from 2005 showing the distribution of mostly space debris in geocentric orbit with two areas of concentration: geostationary orbit and low Earth orbit.
Weather satellite
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A weather satellite or meteorological satellite is a type of Earth observation satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the Earth. Satellites can be polar orbiting, or geostationary.
GOES-16, a United States weather satellite of the meteorological-satellite service
These meteorological-satellite service, however, see more than clouds and cloud systems
The geostationary GOES-17 satellite's Level 1B Calibrated Radiances - True Colour Composite PNG image
Computer-controlled motorized parabolic dish antenna for tracking LEO weather satellites.