polar-orbiting satellite
C23970
concept
A polar-orbiting satellite is a spacecraft that travels in a low Earth orbit passing close to the poles, allowing it to observe the entire Earth's surface over time as the planet rotates beneath it.
Observed surface forms (9)
- NOAA POES satellite ×1
- low Earth orbit satellite ×1
- low Earth orbit satellite constellation ×1
- near-polar orbit ×1
- oceanographic satellite ×1
- optical imaging satellite system ×1
- polar-orbiting satellites ×1
- radar imaging satellite system ×1
- series of meteorological satellites ×1
Instances (26)
- NOAA-20
- JPSS-1
- NPP
- JPSS-3
- JPSS-4
- RCM via concept surface "radar imaging satellite system"
- Pleiades Earth observation satellites via concept surface "optical imaging satellite system"
- Iridium satellite system via concept surface "low Earth orbit satellite constellation"
- OneWeb satellites via concept surface "low Earth orbit satellite"
- Sun-synchronous orbit via concept surface "near-polar orbit"
- SARAL via concept surface "oceanographic satellite"
- Metop satellites via concept surface "series of meteorological satellites"
- NOAA-21
- NOAA-6
- NOAA-7
- NOAA-8
- NOAA-9
- NOAA-10
- NOAA-11
- NOAA-12
- NOAA-14
- NOAA-15
- NOAA-16
- NOAA-17
- NOAA-18
- NOAA-19