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Tundra orbit [′tən·drə ‚ȯr·bət]

(aerospace engineering)

An inclined, elliptical, geosynchronous earth satellite orbit designed to provide communications satellite service coverage at high latitudes; it has an inclination of 63.4° degrees and an eccentricity of 0.2684, so that the satellite spends 16 hours each day over the hemisphere (northern or southern) where service coverage is intended and 8 hours over the opposite hemisphere.

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Tundra orbit (redirected from Apogee dwell)

Tundra orbit
(redirected from Apogee dwell)