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ORBITE MIDI-MINUIT [1 record]

Record 1 2007-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
DEF

An artificial satellite heliosynchronous orbit for which passages at the node occur around noon or midnight, local time.

CONT

If the satellite then starts near a noon-midnight orbit, it will always pass near noon and near midnight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
DEF

Orbite héliosynchrone d'un satellite artificiel dont tous les passages à un noeud se font vers midi ou vers minuit, en heure locale, à la verticale de ce noeud.

Spanish

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