sun-synchronous orbit

English
A diagram of a sun-synchronous orbit.

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
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