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polar orbit

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polar orbit [′pō·lər ′ȯr·bət]
(aerospace engineering)
A satellite orbit running north and south, so the satellite vehicle orbits over both the North Pole and the South Pole.


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Winn (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) also used the Subaru Telescope's HDS to independently observe the HAT-P-7 system and likewise concluded that extrasolar planet HAT-P-7b has a retrograde or polar orbit.
The SBSS will travel in a polar orbit, and make passes around the Earth several times per day.
Polar Orbit An orbit that goes over both the North and the South Pole is called a Polar Orbit.
 
 
 
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