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polar orbit

noun

  1. a spacecraft orbit that passes over, or close to, the geographic poles of the earth or some other celestial body.


polar orbit

noun

  1. the orbit of a satellite that passes over the poles of a planet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of polar orbit1

First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences

Buzza said the launches are important for the Starlink satellite broadband network SpaceX is building, since they put the satellites into a polar orbit, complementing Florida launches that put them in an equatorial orbit.

The company said it thinks the rural coast is a good location because it provides launch opportunities over the Atlantic Ocean directly into polar orbit with little interference.

SpaceX launched the Pace satellite on its $948 million mission before dawn, with the Falcon rocket heading south over the Atlantic to achieve a rare polar orbit.

After being deployed to a highly elliptical Earth orbit, the Chandrayaan-3 orbiter will propel Vikram to and around the moon and then gradually maneuver it into a circular polar orbit 100 kilometers above the lunar surface.

The Falcon rocket blasted off at sunset with 40 mini satellites bound for polar orbit.

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