Re: Huzzah!
"Alternatively just how do you manage to set up a geostationary satellite that hovers directly over Birmingham?"
Tundra orbits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tundra_orbit
A figure 8 pattern in the sky is possible if you're not fussed about it remaining at a constant altitude - the Japanese do it with their QZSS satellites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasi-Zenith_Satellite_System
The Sirius radio satellites over North America do the same sort of thing.
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