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| x Heliosynchronous orbit |
This article is about a class of orbits about the sun. For a class of orbits around the earth, see sun-synchronous orbit.
By analogy with the geosynchronous orbit, a heliosynchronous orbit is a heliocentric orbit where the satellite's period of...
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| x Synchronous 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.
A satellite in a...
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| x Geosynchronous orbit |
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Sun-synchronous orbit |
A geosynchronous orbit is an orbit around a planet or moon with an orbital period that matches the planet or moon's sidereal rotation period. The term most frequently refers to objects that orbit the Earth, and this article reflects that. The...
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| x Geostationary orbit |
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A geostationary orbit (or Geostationary Earth Orbit - GEO) is a geosynchronous orbit directly above the Earth's equator (0° latitude), with a period equal to the Earth's rotational period and an orbital eccentricity of approximately zero. These...
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| x Tundra orbit |
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Tundra orbit is a type of highly elliptical geosynchronous orbit with a high inclination (usually near 63.4°) and an orbital period of one sidereal day (almost 24 hours). A satellite placed in this orbit spends most of its time over a chosen area of...
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| x Semi-synchronous Orbit |
Semi-Synchronous Orbit: An orbit with approximately a 12-hour period. A circular Semi-Synchronous Orbit is at an altitude of approximately 20,200 km.
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| x Molniya orbit |
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A Molniya orbit is a type of highly elliptical orbit with an inclination of 63.4 degrees and an orbital period of about 12 hours. Molniya orbits are named after a series of Soviet/Russian Molniya (Russian: "Lightning") communications satellites...
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| x Subsynchronous orbit |
A subsynchronous orbitis an orbit of a satellite that is nearer the planet than it would be if it were in synchronous orbit, i.e. the orbital period is less than the sidereal day of the planet. An Earth satellite that is in (a prograde)...
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| x Graveyard orbit |
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Supersynchronous orbit is a type of orbit in which the satellite is further above the planet than if it were in synchronous orbit. An Earth satellite would move west at a constant speed if it were in supersynchronous orbit. Compare subsynchronous...
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| x Areosynchronous orbit |
Areosynchronous orbits are class of synchronous orbits for artificial satellites around the planet Mars. As with all synchronous orbits, an areosynchronous orbit has an orbital period equal in length to Mars' sidereal day. A satellite in...
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| x Areostationary orbit |
An areostationary orbit (abbreviated ASO) is a circular areosynchronous orbit in the Martian equatorial plane about 17,000 km (10,600 miles) above the surface, any point on which revolves about Mars in the same direction and with the same period as...
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| x Sun-synchronous orbit | Geosynchronous orbit |
A sun-synchronous orbit (sometimes incorrectly called a heliosynchronous orbit) is a geocentric orbit which combines altitude and inclination in such a way that an object on that orbit ascends or descends over any given point of the Earth's surface...
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