Do Satellites Move In The Same Direction. This is a requirement for geostationary orbit and requires the least energy for launch. These satellites are in geostationary orbits. If the satellite is launched in the same direction as earth is rotating it gets quite a boost.
Or if the satellite is launched toward the east it takes a lot of fuel in the spacecraft s thrusters to change the inclination or tilt of its orbit. Of course satellites at geo will not travel against the earth surface and ones beyond geo will apparently travel backwards as earth s rotation overtakes them but they still travel in the same direction as earth rotates.
But there are other sattelites that.
The nearer the satellites are to earth or the farther apart they are the more difficult the task of maintaining spatial relationships between the spacecraft. Or if the satellite is launched toward the east it takes a lot of fuel in the spacecraft s thrusters to change the inclination or tilt of its orbit. Weather and tv satellites seem to hover above the equator. The nearer the satellites are to earth or the farther apart they are the more difficult the task of maintaining spatial relationships between the spacecraft.
