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| Domain | Definition |
Geography | Orbit giving constant sunlight ratio:nominally a retrograde, quasi-polar orbit such that the satellite crosses the equator on ascending node always at the same local solar time. Source: European Union. (references) |
Space | A near-Earth orbit resembling that of a polar satellite, but inclined to it by a small angle. With an appropriate value for the inclination angle, the equatorial bulge causes the orbit to rotate during the year once around the polar axis. Such a satellite then maintains a fixed position relative to the Sun and can, for instance, avoid entering the Earths shadow. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: SUN-SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT |
| Specialty definitions using "SUN-SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT": Defense Meteorological Satellite Program ♦ sun-synchronous. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "SUN-SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | solsynkroniseret kredsløb (constant sunlight ratio orbit, heliosynchronous orbit, orbit giving constant sunlight ratio), solsynkron bane (constant sunlight ratio orbit, heliosynchronous orbit, orbit giving constant sunlight ratio). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | heliosynchrone baan (constant sunlight ratio orbit, heliosynchronous orbit, orbit giving constant sunlight ratio), baan met constant zonlicht (constant sunlight ratio orbit, heliosynchronous orbit, orbit giving constant sunlight ratio). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | orbite synchronisée sur le Soleil (constant sunlight ratio orbit, orbit giving constant sunlight ratio), orbite héliosynchrone (constant sunlight ratio orbit, orbit giving constant sunlight ratio), orbite de satellite héliosynchrone (constant sunlight ratio orbit, orbit giving constant sunlight ratio), orbite ensoleillement constant (constant sunlight ratio orbit, orbit giving constant sunlight ratio). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | heliosynchronischer Orbit (constant sunlight ratio orbit, heliosynchronous orbit, orbit giving constant sunlight ratio). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | ηλιοσύγχρονη τροχιά (constant sunlight ratio orbit, heliosynchronous orbit, orbit giving constant sunlight ratio). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | un-synchronoussay orbitay órbita heliossíncrona (constant sunlight ratio orbit, heliosynchronous orbit, orbit giving constant sunlight ratio). (various references) órbita heliosincrónica (constant sunlight ratio orbit, heliosynchronous orbit, orbit giving constant sunlight ratio), órbita de insolación constante (constant sunlight ratio orbit, heliosynchronous orbit, orbit giving constant sunlight ratio). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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