A sun-synchronous orbit is one that places a satellite over a given location at the same mean solar time on successive orbits. This is accomplished by tuning the orbital altitude and inclination.
The object is to have the same solar illumination angle at each approach, with the same orbital motion (ascending, descending). This is useful for surface observations, as with weather or spy satellites.
This would be the definition of a "planet", which are technically "satellites" of the Sun.
There are no known satellites of Mercury.
Triangulation of satellites requires three satellites that bank of one another simultaneously.
Yes but they are called natural satellites
CORRECT ANSWER:No.
The names of the active satellites on the A Train constellation are GCOM-W1, Aqua, CloudSat, Calipso and Aura. They are Earth observation satellites in sun synchronous orbit.
Yes, the planets can be described as being satellites of the sun.
Yes, the planets can be described as being satellites of the sun.
no satellites rotate around the sun!
satellites produce energy by the sun
The Earth orbit in which satellites appear to be stationary is called the, "Geostationary Orbit". Some call it a synchronous orbit.
A satellite is an object that orbits a planet. The Sun is a star so it does not have satellites. Actually a satellite is anything that orbits another. So the planets and asteriods are the sun's satellites.
With large number of low-earth-orbit satellites and the geo-synchronous orbit stuffed full of communications satellites, there aren't all THAT many "medium" altitude satellites. But there are some. The GPS navigation satellites, for example, are in highly inclined 12-hour orbits, and an unknown number of military "spy" satellites are in that middle range.
Synchronous rotation or tidal locking. The Moon is in synchronous rotation about the Earth. Most major moons in the solar system have a synchronous rotation.
The cast of Satellites of the Sun - 1974 includes: George Finstad as Narrator
They are natural satellites of the sun. A satellite an object that orbits another object , for a example the moon would be a natural satellite to earth. That is why planets are satellites, they orbit the sun.
No, the sun does not have any natural satellites. Natural satellites typically orbit planets, and the sun is a star at the center of our solar system, so it does not have any objects orbiting around it in the same way planets do.