polar orbit

collocation in English

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polar
adjective
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/ˈpəʊ.lər/us
/ˈpoʊ.lɚ/
relating to the North or South Pole or the areas ...
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orbit
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɔː.bɪt/us
/ˈɔːr.bɪt/
the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet ...
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(Definition ofpolarandorbitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Another less urgent, practical issue is the question of the advancedpolarorbitmeteorological satellite.
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But one has to remember that in the original propositionpolarorbitdoes not need manned assistance.
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We envisage putting two or three satellites intopolarorbit.
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The first flight failed to place a 50 kg satellite intopolarorbitdue to a second stage malfunction.
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This experiment provided the first lunar gravity data from a lowpolarorbit.
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The innermost planet was detected to have nearlypolarorbitcompared to the equator of the host star, indicating a misaligned system.
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An example would be apolarorbitinitiated at local dawn or dusk on an equinox.
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A satellite in apolarorbitwill pass over the equator at a different longitude on each of its orbits.
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The craft will attain apolarorbitin order to study the planet's magnetic field and internal structure.
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Ideally for scientists, a mission would be placed in apolarorbitfor a month, from where it could observe the entire lunar surface.
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Satellites were proposed to be launched by 1969 or 1970, in a circularpolarorbitat an altitude of 125 miles.
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Completion of the orbital insertion placed the orbiter in a highly ellipticalpolarorbitwith a period of approximately 35.5 hours.
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From a highly eccentricpolarorbit, the spacecraft recorded survey strips from the north pole down to 30 degrees latitude during a 16-minute pass.
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It will be placed in a sun-synchronouspolarorbitabout 800 km above the earth.
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The satellite is going round thepolarorbitat 499.7 km perigee altitude and 584.18 km apogee altitude at the angle of inclination of 97.4 degrees.
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Other proposed approaches involved the use of a single satellite to be placed in nearpolarorbitof low altitude, but such a strategy has been shown to be unfeasible.
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All of the instruments take measurements of the surface, atmosphere and interplanetary media, from the main spacecraft inpolarorbit, which will allow it to gradually cover the whole planet.
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The fourth and fifth missions were devoted to broader scientific objectives and were flown in high-altitude polar orbits.
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