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polar orbit
noun
- a spacecraft orbit that passes over, or close to, the geographic poles of the earth or some other celestial body.
polar orbit
noun
- the orbit of a satellite that passes over the poles of a planet
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Word History and Origins
Origin of polar orbit1
First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences
The war-fleet of Kandar, in very fine formation, flowed in its polar orbit around the fourth planet out from Kandar's sun.
From Project Gutenberg
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