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How long does a geostationary satellite at approximately 35,786 km altitude take to complete one orbit?

RRB NTPC (Stage-I) 17/01/2017 / Shift I 2017
✓ Answer: B 24 hours
Its orbital period equals Earth's sidereal rotation period, about 23 h 56 min, conventionally rounded to 24 hours.
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