Extra exam question E2A10
Subelement E2, OPERATING PROCEDURES· Group E2A
E2A10
What type of satellite appears to stay in one position in the sky?
- A.HEO
- B.Geostationary (correct answer)
- C.Geomagnetic
- D.LEO
WhyA geostationary satellite appears to stay in one position in the sky. A geostationary satellite orbits at an altitude and speed that keeps it matched to Earth's rotation, so from the ground it appears to sit motionless in the sky, answer B. HEO (highly elliptical orbit) and LEO (low earth orbit) satellites both move visibly across the sky, and "geomagnetic" describes Earth's magnetic field, not an orbit type at all.
Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2024-2028 NCVEC Element 4 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.
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