This animation shows the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite in its inclined geosynchronous orbit. SDO's geosynchronous orbit will keep the observatory in constant view of the dedicated relay station's two 18-meter dishes around the clock for the duration of the observatory's five-year mission.
credit: Walt Feimer NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab
source: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010500/a010556/index.html
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