sun-synchronous orbit

English

Noun

sun-synchronous orbit (plural sun-synchronous orbits)

  1. (astrodynamics) A nearly polar orbit in which a satellite passes over the surface of a planet maintaining the same local mean solar time.
    Synonym: heliosynchronous orbit
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.