A synchronous orbit is an orbit in which an orbiting body (usually a satellite) has a period equal to the average rotational period of the body being orbited... 5 KB (574 words) - 15:28, 6 August 2023 |
orbit to provide telecommunications services. Near-polar orbiting satellites commonly choose a Sun-synchronous orbit, where each successive orbital pass... 3 KB (416 words) - 15:33, 8 January 2024 |
gravitational forces from the Sun and Moon will in general perturb the orbital plane. For a Sun-synchronous orbit, the precession of the orbital plane caused by the... 14 KB (1,752 words) - 11:10, 15 November 2023 |
Satellite (section Orbit and altitude control) to a fixed point on the ground). Some imaging satellites chose a Sun-synchronous orbit because they can scan the entire globe with similar lighting. As... 58 KB (6,165 words) - 00:18, 29 April 2024 |
A semi-synchronous orbit is an orbit with a period equal to half the average rotational period of the body being orbited, and in the same direction as... 1 KB (113 words) - 20:32, 21 May 2023 |
rotation. Most commercial Earth-observing satellites use retrograde Sun-synchronous orbits to ensure that observations are performed at the same local time... 5 KB (558 words) - 22:49, 22 September 2023 |
India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites into Sun-synchronous orbits, a service that was, until the advent of the PSLV in 1993, only... 65 KB (5,460 words) - 22:06, 21 April 2024 |
Tianlong-3 (section Orbital Insertion Accuracy) launch services for medium-sized payloads to low Earth orbit (LEO) and sun-synchronous orbit (SSO). The first stage of the Tianlong-3 is equipped with... 10 KB (898 words) - 12:12, 11 March 2024 |
an inclination of (or very close to) 90 degrees. Polar Sun synchronous orbit A nearly polar orbit that passes the equator at the same local time on every... 17 KB (1,997 words) - 05:12, 1 March 2024 |
at least 10 tonnes of payload in low Earth orbit and at least 6 tonnes in a 700 km Sun-synchronous orbit. Its first launch is planned to take place in... 5 KB (296 words) - 23:37, 5 April 2024 |
including missions to low Earth orbit, Sun-synchronous orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, and Earth-Moon transfer orbit. The new-generation carrier rockets... 38 KB (3,323 words) - 05:05, 26 April 2024 |
Space One KAIROS (redirect from Space One Kairos: Orbital Launch Concept 2024) small satellites of mass up to 250 kg to low Earth orbit and up to 150 kg to sun-synchronous orbit by the private spaceflight company Space One. It consists... 7 KB (560 words) - 19:38, 31 March 2024 |
meteorological satellites. Launched since 1988 into polar Sun-synchronous and geosynchronous orbit, each three-axis stabilized Fengyun satellite is built... 21 KB (1,367 words) - 09:56, 6 April 2024 |
to transport small and micro-satellites into Low Earth orbit (LEO) and Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO). The first stage will be powered by nine Helix engines... 16 KB (1,333 words) - 03:34, 27 April 2024 |
LauncherOne (redirect from Virgin Orbit Launcher 1) designed to carry smallsat payloads of up to 300 kg (660 lb) into Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), following air launch from a carrier aircraft at high altitude... 59 KB (4,215 words) - 06:52, 28 March 2024 |
517-kilometer-altitude Sun-synchronous orbit, with an orbital period of around 94 minutes. Xuntian Clark, Stephen (18 October 2021). "China launches orbiting solar observatory"... 3 KB (117 words) - 12:49, 22 September 2023 |
satellite. It is North Korea's first spy satellite. It is in a sun-synchronous orbit at about 500 kilometres (310 mi) altitude, and will provide a global... 12 KB (995 words) - 03:43, 28 April 2024 |
Epsilon in 2007. It is capable of placing a 590 kg payload into Sun-synchronous orbit. The development aim is to reduce the US$70 million launch cost... 31 KB (2,041 words) - 14:19, 4 April 2024 |
launch a payload of up to 3.5 tons into low Earth orbit and up to 2.4 tons into a sun—synchronous orbit. The height of the "Angara-1.2" is about 41.5 m... 12 KB (1,026 words) - 17:55, 5 February 2024 |
have an inclined orbit around the Sun if it has an angle other than 0° to the ecliptic plane. A geosynchronous orbit is an inclined orbit with an altitude... 2 KB (338 words) - 00:00, 12 January 2023 |
ACRIMSAT (category Satellites orbiting Earth) KOMPSAT. It was placed into a high inclination of 98.30°, at 720 km. Sun-synchronous orbit from which the ACRIM-3 instrument monitored total solar irradiance... 9 KB (863 words) - 13:30, 20 February 2023 |
advantage of the Earth's rotation. Other useful LEO orbits including polar orbits and Sun-synchronous orbits have a higher inclinations to the equator and provide... 18 KB (2,090 words) - 06:30, 28 April 2024 |