heliosynchronous
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.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)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.
(not comparable)Describing an orbit around the Sun in which the period of revolution is the same as the Sun's period of rotation.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From helio- + synchronous.From helio- + synchronous.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsSun-synchronous
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedheliosynchronous orbit