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by sva_ 1616 days ago
Pretty sure these satellites from far away are all in geostationary orbit.
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GEO satellites never move. Only times they are moved out of its longitude is when they are decommissioned or relocated when absolutely necessary, which by the way takes months.

> ... when the satellite passes over it ...

GEO satellites don't "pass over" anything by definition. They permanently float in the air 35786km above a designated spot along equator(complicated). So GP is clearly not talking about GEO satellites.