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PRONUNCIATION OF POLAR ORBIT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLAR ORBIT

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Polar orbit is a noun.
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WHAT DOES POLAR ORBIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Polar orbit

A polar orbit is one in which a satellite passes above or nearly above both poles of the body being orbited on each revolution. It therefore has an inclination of 90 degrees to the equator. A satellite in a polar orbit will pass over the equator at a different longitude on each of its orbits. Polar orbits are often used for earth-mapping, earth observation, capturing the earth as time passes from one point, reconnaissance satellites, as well as for some weather satellites. The Iridium satellite constellation also uses a polar orbit to provide telecommunications services. The disadvantage to this orbit is that no one spot on the Earth's surface can be sensed continuously from a satellite in a polar orbit. Near-polar orbiting satellites commonly choose a Sun-synchronous orbit, meaning that each successive orbital pass occurs at the same local time of day. This can be particularly important for applications such as remote sensing atmospheric temperature, where the most important thing to see may well be changes over time which are not aliased onto changes in local time.

Definition of polar orbit in the English dictionary

The definition of polar orbit in the dictionary is the orbit of a satellite that passes over the poles of a planet.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLAR ORBIT

polar
polar axis
polar bear
polar body
polar circle
polar coordinates
polar distance
polar equation
polar front
polar lights
polar sequence
polar vector
polar wander
polar zenithal
Polari
polarimeter
polarimetric
polarimetry
Polaris
polarisable

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLAR ORBIT

a bit
bit
cucurbit
de-orbit
debit
dump orbit
exhibit
graveyard orbit
habit
hobbit
lunar orbit
not a bit
orbit
parking orbit
prohibit
rabbit
stationary orbit
synchronous orbit
turbit
wait-a-bit

Synonyms and antonyms of polar orbit in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «polar orbit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLAR ORBIT

Find out the translation of polar orbit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polar orbit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polar orbit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

极地轨道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

órbita polar
570 millions of speakers

English

polar orbit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ध्रुवीय कक्षा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المدار القطبي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полярной орбите
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

órbita polar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পোলার লাইট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

orbite polaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lampu kutub
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

polaren Umlaufbahn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

極軌道
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

극 궤도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polar lampu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quỹ đạo cực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துருவ விளக்குகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ध्रुवीय दिवे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kutup lambaları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

orbita polare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

orbita polarna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полярній орбіті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

orbită polară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολική τροχιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

polêre wentelbaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polär bana
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polar bane
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLAR ORBIT»

The term «polar orbit» is normally little used and occupies the 112.323 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLAR ORBIT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polar orbit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLAR ORBIT»

Discover the use of polar orbit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polar orbit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Essentials of Physical Geography
There are two distinctively different types of orbits: the polar orbit and the geostationary orbit (sometimes called a geosynchronous orbit), each with a different purpose. The polar orbit was developed first; as its name implies, the satellite orbits ...
Robert Gabler, James Petersen, L. Trapasso, 2006
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Physical Geography
Near polar orbit Polar orbits circle Earth approximately from pole to pole and use the movement of Earth as it turns on its axis to image small areas (perhaps 100 X 100 km) to gain good detail of the surface. This orbital technique yields nearly ...
Robert Gabler, James Petersen, L. Trapasso, 2008
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Apollo: The Lost and Forgotten Missions
If a polar orbit mission was scheduled this way (using a Saturn V) once orbital insertions had been achieved the plane of the orbit would have to be shifted ( using the S-IVB) to attain the desired 40°-45°. This method was hugely expensive in ...
David Shayler, 2002
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The Earth as a Distant Planet: A Rosetta Stone for the ...
Polar Orbit (PO): An orbit that goes over both the North and the South Pole is called a Polar Orbit, although the more correct term would be near polar orbits. These orbits have an inclination near 90ı, which allows the satellite to see virtually ...
M. Vázquez, E. Pallé, P. Montañés Rodríguez, 2010
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Observation of the Earth and Its Environment: Survey of ...
S/C mass = 50 kg, power = 30 W peak.954' Orbit: Sun-synchronous polar orbit, altitude = 534 km, inclination =97. 7". The S/C re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on October 13, 1989 after eight years in orbit. Sensors/Payload: CCD camera, ...
Herbert J. Kramer, 2002
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Basic Principles of Physics
When the satellite rotates in an orbit that takes it over the north and south poles, it is called a polar orbit. Anyother orbital path is called an inclined orbit. A satellite which revolves in polar orbit around earth is known as polar satellite. The angle ...
K. K. Mohindroo, 1997
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Computer Network
A satellite revolves around the earth can take three different paths (orbits). i) Equatorial orbit. ii) Polar orbit iii) Inclined orbit. When the satellite rotates in an orbit which is above the equator is called as equatorial orbit. When the satellite rotates ...
V.S.Bagad, I.A.Dhotre, 2009
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The Principles of Astronomical Telescope Design
5.1.1.4 Polar Orbit A polar orbit is an orbit which passes above, or nearly above, both poles of the earth. It, therefore, has an inclination angle of, or very close to, 90 degrees to the earth's equator. Since a satellite on this orbit will have a fixed ...
Jingquan Cheng, 2010
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To Reach the High Frontier: A History of U.S. Launch Vehicles
A northerly launch into polar orbit of 8-20 degrees azimuth would necessitate a path over a land mass; and most safety, abort, and political constraints would have to be waived. This prohibits polar orbit launches from KSC. It should be noted, ...
Roger D. Launius
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CK-12 Earth Science for Middle School
Another useful orbit is the polar orbit (Figure below). The satellite orbits at a distance of several hundred kilometers. It makes one complete orbit around the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole about every 90 minutes. In this same  ...
CK-12 Foundation, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLAR ORBIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polar orbit is used in the context of the following news items.
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NASA's Incredible Expedition To Explore The Arctic Ice Sheets
... from near-polar orbit until its instruments stopped working in late 2009. Its successor, the cleverly named ICESat-2, won't launch until 2017. «Gizmodo Australia, Jul 15»
2
Watch Smoke from July's Wildfire's Wrap Around the Arctic
NASA captured these images with its Ozone Mapping Profiler Suite aboard the Suomi NPP satellite, which has been in polar orbit since late ... «Gizmodo India, Jul 15»
3
A lesson in infrared light - looking at three tropical cyclones
The Aqua sun-synchronous polar orbit allows the Earth to rotate under it by about 22.5 degrees from one orbit to the next. Thus in a single day ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
4
Detachment 1, 23rd Space Operations Squadron covers Top of the …
Their primary function is to track and communicate with satellites in polar orbit as part of the Air Force Satellite Control Network. "We perform ... «Schriever Air Force Base, Jul 15»
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ISRO launched five British commercial satellites on board PSLV-C28
The most commonly used low-earth or bit is the polar orbit. Satellites placed in this orbit move around the earth from pole to pole. What are LVs ... «Ibcworldnews, Jul 15»
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India's PSLV Lofts UK-built Earth-observation Satellites Leased by …
The launch placed five satellites built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) of Britain into a polar orbit. Two of them were experimental ... «Military Technologies, Jul 15»
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PSLV has launched over 40 satellites for 19 countries
The most commonly used low-earth orbit is the polar orbit. Satellites placed in this orbit move around the earth from pole to pole. The polar orbit ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Biggest commercial rocket deal in history signed by OneWeb …
OneWeb satellites will be launched into a near polar orbit at an altitude of about 310 miles (500 km) before raising themselves to their ... «SpaceFlight Insider, Jul 15»
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Ball Aerospace Delivers Laser Ranging Subsystems to JPL
The current GRACE mission, launched in 2002, involves two identical spacecraft that fly about 137 miles apart in a polar orbit 310 miles above ... «Photonics.com, Jul 15»
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Pentagon says China's recent anti-satellite test posed a threat to …
... concern about Beijing's anti-satellite test in which a missile was used to destroy one of China's old weather satellites in low-Earth polar orbit; ... «Valley morning Star, Jul 15»

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