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Sun-synchronous orbit

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A nearly polar orbit in which a satellite passes over the surface of a planet maintaining the same local mean solar time.

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Synonyms: heliosynchronous orbit

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