satellite orbit

collocation in English

meaningsofsatelliteandorbit

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satellite
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsæt.əl.aɪt/us
/ˈsæt̬.əl.aɪt/
a device sent up into space to travel around the earth, used for collecting information or communicating by radio, ...
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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 ofsatelliteandorbitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The table is sorted according to the time of the first launch that achievedsatelliteorbitinsertion.
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X-ray sources, for example, must be in very close proximity to the target, while lasers can illuminate a target from a highsatelliteorbit.
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This is achieved by observing sunrises and sunsets during asatelliteorbit.
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The natural geographical projection of a satellite image would be a satellite projection which depends on thesatelliteorbit, position and further parameters.
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Appendices span equations for satellite orbits and some essential mathematical derivations.
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Perhaps the most basic explosion indicator is that, as an explosion occurs, all fragments of significant mass will trap smaller nearby debris from the explosion into satellite orbits.
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More recently, altimeter measurements in combination with accurately determined satellite orbits have provided an improved measurement of global sea level change.
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The satellite orbits earth in a sun synchronous orbit, so that its imaged target is always in daylight.
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A 1985 test destroyed a 1t lb satellite orbiting at 525 km altitude, creating thousands of pieces of space debris larger than 1 cm.
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Several attempts have from time to time been undertaken to analyze and predict such gravitational deviations from ordinary satellite orbits.
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This term refers to a satellite orbiting with an inclination of 63.4.
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He used observations of satellite orbits to compute deviations from this shape.
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For example, an artificial satellite orbiting around earth can be viewed as a cabin.
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Satellite orbits vary greatly, depending on the purpose of the satellite, and are classified in a number of ways.
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