polar-orbiting satellite

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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.

All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
polar-orbiting satellite canonical 19
NOAA POES satellite 1
low Earth orbit satellite 1

Instances (26)

Instance Via concept surface
NOAA-20
JPSS-1
NPP
JPSS-3
JPSS-4
RCM radar imaging satellite system
Pleiades Earth observation satellites optical imaging satellite system
Iridium satellite system low Earth orbit satellite constellation
OneWeb satellites low Earth orbit satellite
Sun-synchronous orbit near-polar orbit
SARAL oceanographic satellite
Metop satellites 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