Multiple choice

The period of revolution of a geostationary satellite is

  1. 24 hours

  2. 30 hours

  3. 365 days

  4. None of these

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Explanation

A geostationary satellite must complete one orbit in the same time Earth takes to rotate once - approximately 24 hours (23 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds precisely). This allows it to remain fixed relative to a point on Earth's surface.