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Heliosynchronous orbit — This article is about a class of orbits about the sun. For a class of orbits around the earth, see sun synchronous orbit. By analogy with the geosynchronous orbit, a heliosynchronous orbit is a heliocentric orbit where the satellite s period of… … Wikipedia
Sun-synchronous orbit — Diagram showing the orientation of a Sun synchronous orbit (green) in four points of the year. A non sun synchronous orbit (magenta) is also shown for reference A Sun synchronous orbit (sometimes called a heliosynchronous orbit) is a geocentric… … Wikipedia
Orbit — This article is about orbits in celestial mechanics, due to gravity. For other uses, see Orbit (disambiguation). A satellite orbiting the Earth has a tangential velocity and an inward acceleration … Wikipedia
Satellite — This article is about artificial satellites. For natural satellites, also known as moons, see Natural satellite. For other uses, see Satellite (disambiguation). An animation depicting the orbits of GPS satellites in medium Earth orbit … Wikipedia
Geostationary orbit — Geostationary orbit.To an observer on the rotating Earth (fixed point on the Earth), the satellite appears stationary in the sky. A red satellite is also geostationary above its own point on Earth. Top Down View … Wikipedia
Low Earth orbit — An orbiting cannon ball showing various sub orbital and orbital possibilities … Wikipedia
Celestial coordinate system — For other uses of Celestial , see Celestial (disambiguation). Orientation of Astronomical Coordinates Orientation of the galactic, ecliptic and equatorial coordinate systems, projected on the celestial sphere, showing the galactic equator (black) … Wikipedia
Apsis — For the architectural term, see Apse. Aphelion and Perihelion redirect here. For Edenbridge s Album, see Aphelion (album). Apogee and Perigee redirect here. For the literary journal, see Perigee: Publication for the Arts. For other uses, see… … Wikipedia
Orbital elements — are the parameters required to uniquely identify a specific orbit. In celestial mechanics these elements are generally considered in classical two body systems, where a Kepler orbit is used (derived from Newton s laws of motion and Newton s law… … Wikipedia
Orbital period — For the music album, see Orbital Period (album). The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object. When mentioned without further qualification in astronomy this refers to the sidereal period … Wikipedia
