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Sun-synchronous Orbit Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org
sun-synchronous orbit
Term Source:
JP 3-14
(Space Operations)
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1.) An orbit in which the satellites orbital plane is at a fixed orientation to the sun, i.e., the orbit precesses about the earth at the same rate that the earth orbits the sun.
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Term Classification: operations
Source:
Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Term sourced from JP 3-14: Space Operations, updated May 2013
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