polaarorbiit

Terminological databases

ID 576091 Last modified 18.10.2023

Domain space travel

polaarorbiit preferred

polar orbit preferred

orbit in which a satellite passes above or nearly above both poles of the body being orbited

polaarorbiit preferred

Usage examples

Pildistavad luuresatelliidid või Maa kaugseiresatelliidid saadetakse madalale polaarorbiidile .

polar orbit preferred

Usage examples

'Polar orbits are used to map a planet – ESA’s Mars Express and Venus Express both have elliptical, polar orbits – or to observe specific effects relating to polar regions, such as Cluster observing the Sun-Earth interaction.'

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