Geostatsionaarsele orbiidile viidud tehiskaaslaste veebiloend Satellite Signals väidab, et aktiivseid geosünkroonseid satelliite tiirleb praegu ekvaatori kohal 402.
Geosynchronous satellites are those whose period of rotation is synchronised to that of the earth or some multiple of it. The geostationary orbit is a unique geosynchronous one, located over the equator.