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

Word History and Origins

Origin of polar orbit¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The war-fleet of Kandar, in very fine formation, flowed in its polar orbit around the fourth planet out from Kandar's sun.

From Project Gutenberg