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A polar orbit is an orbit with an orbital inclination of near 90 degrees where the satellite ground track will cross both polar regions once during each orbit. The term describes the near-polar orbits of spacecraft.

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  • A polar orbit is an orbit with an orbital inclination of near 90 degrees where the satellite ground track will cross both polar regions once during each orbit. The term describes the near-polar orbits of spacecraft.
  • A satellite can hover over one polar area much of the time, albeit at a large distance, using a polar highly elliptical orbit with its apogee above that area.
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  • A polar orbit is an orbit with an orbital inclination of near 90 degrees where the satellite ground track will cross both polar regions once during each orbit. The term describes the near-polar orbits of spacecraft.
  • A satellite can hover over one polar area much of the time, albeit at a large distance, using a polar highly elliptical orbit with its apogee above that area.
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