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Why is it preferable for a remote sensing satellite to be in Sun synchronized orbits?
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written 8.0 years ago by gravatar for teamques10 teamques10 ★ 70k

A sun-synchronous orbit, also known as a helio-synchronous orbit, is one thatlies in a plane that maintains a fixed angle with respect to the Earth–sun direction. Thus, the orbital plane has a fixed orientation with respect to the Earth–sun direction and the angle between the orbital plane and the Earth–sun …

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