What does GEO stand for?

Geosynchronous orbit is a spot in the sky 35,786 kilometers above the earth where a satellite will orbit the earth at the same speed at which the earth turns.

Payload capability: 6,100 pounds in geosynchronous orbit.

For early-warning purposes, scientists look to observations from geosynchronous weather satellites, each of which constantly monitors an entire hemisphere and beams data to Earth every 30 minutes or so.

Payload: Navstar Global Positioning System, as well as civil and commercial satellites into low earth, polar, geotransfer, and geosynchronous orbits, Delta IV Primary function: Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle designed to improve space launch operability and standardization.

The space elevator would take about a week to reach geosynchronous orbit and would require another 5 to 10 days to reach the end of the ribbon, 100,000 km from Earth.

payloads into geosynchronous orbit when launched from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla; and up to 38,000 lbs.