How much fuel do geosynchronous satellites have. And how far do they travel to correct their orbit.

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How much fuel do geosynchronous satellites have. And how far do they travel to correct their orbit.

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Then at the end of their operational life, they are boosted up about 300 km, into a graveyard orbit.-Most have no fuel.The TDRS satellites had small thrusters to adjust attitude on occasion, but by & large - they simply coast.......

They have very little fuel, only about 20% of the satellite mass. Some of them have been moved as much as 120 degrees (about 88,300 km) to replace broken satellites. But most of them are moved only a few 100 km over their 13 year lifetime. Then at the end of their operational life, they are boosted up about 300 km, into a "graveyard" orbit.

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Most have no fuel. The TDRS satellites had small thrusters to adjust attitude on occasion, but by & large - they simply coast.

Geosynch is at 20,600 miles; is that what you mean?

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