polar orbits

Mira otros diccionarios:

• Polar orbit — A polar orbit is an orbit in which a satellite passes above or nearly above both poles of the body (usually a planet such as the Earth, but possibly another body such as the Sun) being orbited on each revolution. It therefore has an inclination… …   Wikipedia

• Polar Operational Environmental Satellites — The Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) project operates a constellation of weather satellites in polar orbits around the Earth. It is a joint effort between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the European …   Wikipedia

• Newton's theorem of revolving orbits — Figure 1: An attractive force F(r) causes the blue planet to move on the cyan circle. The green planet moves three times faster and thus requires a stronger centripetal force, which is supplied by adding an attractive inverse cube force. The …   Wikipedia

• List of orbits — The following is a list of types of orbits:Centric classifications* Galactocentric orbit: An orbit about the center of a galaxy. Earth s sun follows this type of orbit about the galactic center of the Milky Way. * Heliocentric orbit: An orbit… …   Wikipedia

• space exploration — Investigation of the universe beyond Earth s atmosphere by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft. Study of the use of rockets for spaceflight began early in the 20th century. Germany s research on rocket propulsion in the 1930s led to… …   Universalium

• Orbit — This article is about orbits in celestial mechanics, due to gravity. For other uses, see Orbit (disambiguation). A satellite orbiting the Earth has a tangential velocity and an inward acceleration …   Wikipedia

• Space geostrategy — Geostrategy in space (also referred to as astrostrategy) deals with the strategic considerations of location and resources in outer space territory. In essence, it is the study of the strategic application of resources to the geography of space.… …   Wikipedia

• Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6 — Infobox Launch Pad name = Space Launch Complex 6 caption =First launch of a Boeing Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) from SLC 6 on June 27, 2006 (Official photo by Thom Baur for Boeing) site = Vandenberg AFB location =34°58 N 120°62 66 W short = SLC 6… …   Wikipedia

• Low Earth orbit — An orbiting cannon ball showing various sub orbital and orbital possibilities …   Wikipedia

• Space Shuttle — STS redirects here. For other uses, see STS (disambiguation). This article is about the NASA Space Transportation System vehicle. For the associated NASA STS program, see Space Shuttle program. For other shuttles and aerospace vehicles, see… …   Wikipedia

• launch vehicle — Aerospace. a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space. [1955 1960] * * * Rocket system that boosts a spacecraft into Earth orbit or beyond Earth s gravitational pull. A wide variety of launch vehicles …   Universalium