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| x Near equatorial orbit |
A near equatorial orbit is an orbit that lies close to the equatorial plane of the object orbited. This orbit allows for rapid revisit times (for a single orbiting spacecraft) of near equatorial ground sites.
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| x Inclined orbit | Polar orbit |
A satellite is said to occupy an inclined orbit around the Earth if the orbit exhibits an angle other than zero degrees with the equatorial plane. This angle is called the orbit's inclination. A planet is said to have an inclined orbit around the...
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| x Ecliptic orbit |
A non-inclined orbit is an orbit which is contained in the plane of reference. It therefore has inclination equal to zero, if the orbit is retrograde. If the plane of reference is the equator, these orbits are called equatorial; if the plane of...
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Inclined orbit | Polar sun synchronous orbit |
A polar orbit is an orbit in which a satellite passes above or nearly above both poles of the body (usually a planet such as the Earth, but possibly another body such as the Sun) being orbited on each revolution. It therefore has an inclination of ...
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| x Polar sun synchronous orbit | Polar orbit |
A polar sun synchronous orbit is a nearly polar orbit. Every time it crosses the Equator, it does it at the same local time (e.g. dawn or dusk).
Sun synchronous polar orbits are often used for geographically specific monitoring, since they can...
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