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#1, RE: Cybertron Reloaded #1
Posted by Zox on Mar-12-11 at 01:22 AM
In response to message #0
> 552 Or "cybersynchronous orbit", I suppose, since "geo" means "earth".

I rather suspect that by the 25th century, "geosynchronous" will be genericized as the English term for any similarly-timed orbit. Either that, or the "geo-" will be dropped and ships will simply use "synchronous orbit." Given the number of objects in the universe one could synchronize oneself with, contriving a unique prefix for every case would be a daunting task indeed. :)

Some Star Trek fans have suggested that the "standard orbit" from that universe is a (geo-)synchronous orbit. However, others point out that it's most likely a powered orbit, where the ship is closer than synchronous orbit and is using its engines to hover over a given spot while moving slower than normal orbital velocity. A powered orbit would explain why starships always seem to find themselves in a "decaying orbit" when their drives fail.

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