geotsentriline orbiit, mille kõrgus ja kalle on sobitatud nii, et satelliit ületab antud punkti planeedi pinnal alati ühel ja samal päikeseaja hetkel
geocentric orbit that combines altitude and inclination in such a way that the satellite passes over any given point of the planet's surface at the same local solar time
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Such an orbit can place a satellite in constant sunlight and is useful for imaging, spy, and weather satellites. See also: orbit (broader) [ IATE:1475490 ] geostationary orbit (related) [ IATE:1366030 ]
This orbit is a Sun-synchronous orbit, which means that whenever and wherever the satellite crosses the equator, the local solar time on the ground is always the same.
The majority of the satellites are in polar orbits, meaning they can, after sufficient orbits, cover the entire Earth as it rotates beneath them. Some are in a special kind of polar orbit known as a solar-synchronous orbit, which allows them to gather data from the same spot on the Earth at the same local time each day.
