English Explanatory Dictionary

Sun-synchronous orbit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A nearly polar orbit in which a satellite passes over the surface of a planet maintaining the same local mean solar time.

Word forms

Sun-synchronous orbit Sun-synchronous orbits

Synonyms

heliosynchronous orbit
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