sunSynchronousOrbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
https://schema.space/metasat/sunSynchronousOrbit
Description: Nearly polar orbit around a planet, in which the satellite passes over any given point of the planet's surface at the same local mean solar time (source)
Example: None
Synonym(s): SSO, Heliosynchronous Orbit
Concept Segments: Space Segment
Concept Families: Orbital Mechanics
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