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polar orbit

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Kosmoseteaduse ja -tehnoloogia terminibaas

ID 576091 Last modified 18.10.2023
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Domain space travel
polaarorbiit preferred
polar orbit preferred
  • orbiit, mis kulgeb üle keskse keha mõlema pooluse
  • orbit in which a satellite passes above or nearly above both poles of the body being orbited
polaarorbiit preferred
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  • 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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