Super synchronous orbit is very similar to synchronous orbit, except that the satellite moves slowly west due to its distance from the Earth. See subsynchronous orbit. A synchronous orbit is an orbit in which an orbiting body (usually a satellite) has a period equal to the average rotational period of the body being orbited (usually a planet), and in the same direction of rotation as that body. ... Unsurprisingly similar to synchronous orbit, this orbit is at a slightly different distance from the Earth, resulting in the satellite drifting slowly eastward. ...