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heliosynchronous

adj

Etymology

From helio- + synchronous.

  1. derived from σύγχρονος
  2. borrowed from synchronus
  3. prefixed as heliosynchronous — “helio + synchronous”

Definitions

  1. Describing an orbit around the Earth where each passage in the same direction along a…

    Describing an orbit around the Earth where each passage in the same direction along a given latitude will occur throughout the year at the same true solar time.

    • A heliosynchronous orbit is an orbit [around the Earth] whose plane precesses by [a little less than] one degree a day around the line of the poles, thus keeping the same position in relation to the Earth-Sun line.

  2. Describing an orbit around the Sun in which the period of revolution is the same as the…

    Describing an orbit around the Sun in which the period of revolution is the same as the Sun's period of rotation.

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Derived

heliosynchronous orbit

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