diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5241a12..e3571c7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 4 - Beta"
 ]
 dependencies = [
+    "astropy",
     "geopandas >= 0.13.2",
     "joblib",
     "numba",
diff --git a/src/tatc/schemas/orbit.py b/src/tatc/schemas/orbit.py
index f9f80c1..3ee171e 100644
--- a/src/tatc/schemas/orbit.py
+++ b/src/tatc/schemas/orbit.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from typing import List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 import numpy as np
+from astropy.time import Time
 from pydantic import AfterValidator, BaseModel, Field
 from sgp4.api import Satrec, WGS72
 from sgp4 import exporter
@@ -1181,3 +1182,86 @@ def get_derived_orbit(
             eccentricity=self.eccentricity,
             perigee_argument=self.perigee_argument,
         )
+
+
+class GeosynchronousOrbit(CircularOrbit):
+    """
+    Geosynchronous orbit defined by longitude to be observed.
+    Geostationary orbit can be specified with inclination equal to 0.
+    """
+
+    type: Literal["geosynchronous"] = Field(
+        "geosynchronous", description="Orbit type discriminator."
+    )
+    altitude: float = Field(35786000, description="Mean altitude (meters).")
+    longitude: float = Field(0, description="Longitude (degrees).", ge=0, lt=360)
+
+    def get_true_anomaly(self) -> float:
+        """
+        Gets the true anomaly for the satellite over a given longitude at a given epoch.
+
+        Returns:
+            float: True anomaly in degrees.
+        """
+        # convert to astropy time
+        t = Time(self.epoch, scale="utc")
+        # get greenwich sidereal time in degrees
+        gst = t.sidereal_time("mean", "greenwich").deg
+        # return earth-centered inertial angle
+        return (self.longitude + gst) % 360
+
+    def get_derived_orbit(
+        self, delta_mean_anomaly: float, delta_raan: float
+    ) -> GeosynchronousOrbit:
+        """
+        Gets a derived geosynchronous orbit with pertubations to the
+        mean anomaly (interpreted as a shift in observed longitude) and
+        right ascension of ascending node.
+
+        Args:
+            delta_mean_anomaly (float): Delta mean anomaly (degrees).
+            delta_raan (float): Delta right ascension of ascending node (degrees).
+
+        Returns:
+            GeosynchronousOrbit: the derived orbit
+        """
+        true_anomaly = utils.mean_anomaly_to_true_anomaly(
+            np.mod(self.get_mean_anomaly() + delta_mean_anomaly, 360)
+        )
+        longitude = np.mod(self.longitude + delta_mean_anomaly, 360)
+        raan = np.mod(self.right_ascension_ascending_node + delta_raan, 360)
+        return GeosynchronousOrbit(
+            altitude=self.altitude,
+            true_anomaly=true_anomaly,
+            epoch=self.epoch,
+            inclination=self.inclination,
+            right_ascension_ascending_node=raan,
+            longitude=longitude,
+        )
+
+    def to_tle(self, lazy_load: bool = None) -> TwoLineElements:
+        """
+        Converts this orbit to a two line elements representation.
+
+        Args:
+            lazy_load (bool): True, if this tle should be lazy-loaded.
+
+        Returns:
+            TwoLineElements: the two line elements orbit
+        """
+        if lazy_load is None:
+            lazy_load = config.rc.orbit_tle_lazy_load
+        if lazy_load:
+            tle = self.__dict__.get("tle")
+        else:
+            tle = None
+        if tle is None:
+            tle = CircularOrbit(
+                altitude=self.altitude,
+                inclination=self.inclination,
+                right_ascension_ascending_node=self.right_ascension_ascending_node,
+                true_anomaly=self.compute_true_anomaly(),
+                epoch=self.epoch,
+            ).to_tle()
+            self.__dict__["tle"] = tle
+        return tle
diff --git a/src/tatc/utils.py b/src/tatc/utils.py
index 04f2202..d8b0e9e 100644
--- a/src/tatc/utils.py
+++ b/src/tatc/utils.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def mean_anomaly_to_true_anomaly(mean_anomaly: float, eccentricity: float = 0) -
 
     Args:
         mean_anomaly (float): The mean anomaly (degrees).
-        true_anomaly (float): The orbit eccentricity.
+        eccentricity (float): The orbit eccentricity.
 
     Returns:
         float: The true anomaly (degrees).