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There is no set inclination of a satellites orbit to the earth's equator. Once in space, the spin of the earth or where it's poles happen to be become irrelevant to the satellite. Many satellites like spy and weather satellites orbit over the two poles (north and south) while communication satellites are placed in orbit directly above the equator at a height that is synchronised with the earth's orbit. This way they stay permanently above the same place on the equator and do not APPEAR to move at all.
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What type of satellite orbits perpendicular to the earths equator?
polar satallite
What is earths oldest satellite?
Vanguard1
What satellite circles the earth exactly once a day?
The moon is the earths only natural satellite
What is a geostationary satellite?
Geostationary is the moving orbit in the plane of the equator. Geostationary satellites are 22,300 miles above the Earths surface, and remain stationary at a fixed point. Weather and communication satellites are examples of geostationary satellites.
What is an equatorial satellite?
A satellite in an equatorial orbit flies along the plane of the Earth's equator. If an orbit does not lie at an equatorial orbit, then it will not remain at a fixed state.
What type of satellite orbits perpendicular to the earths equator?
polar satallite
What is inclination and declination?
Inclination is measured as the angle at which the satellite crosses the equator while passing from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere. Declination is the difference between magnetic North as reported by a compass and true North.
Angle of inclination of a line?
In the context of satellites, the inclination angle is the angle between the equator and the polar orbit. The polar satellite has high angle of 90 Deg and the Geo SAT has angle of 0 Deg
What is earth inclination?
Earths orbital inclination is 1.57869°
Where is a satellite when it stays at the same point above earths surface?
That's a "geostationary" satellite. It's roughly 22,000 miles above the equator, in a circular orbit.
What is mercury's inclination from the equator to its orbit?
1.5 macron
What is the the degree of the earths inclination?
The Earth's tilt, or inclination, or obliquity is about 23.44 degrees from the plane of its orbit around the Sun.
Which of these causes the earth to experience season?
The Earths Inclination A+
An orbit in which a satellite travels at the same speed as the earths rotational speed is called?
That's a 'geosynchronous' orbit. If it also happens to be over the equator, so that the satellite appears to stay at the same point in the sky, then it's a 'geostationary' orbit.
What is Names for earths satellite?
The Earth's only satellite is the Moon.
What is the angle of Earth's spin?
Angle of inclination is a fancy term for earths tilt. So the angle of inclination is 23 1/2 %.
What is the projection of earths equator on the celestial sphere?
Celestial Equator
