The satellite can be rotated around the earth through different paths.
Types of satellite orbits slideshare.
The satellite moves in an extreme ellipse with the earth close to one edge.
Even a deviation within 20 to 30 degrees is still classed as a polar orbit.
A satellite can move in three types of orbits namely a.
The satellite orbit are used to cover the required application areas.
Types of satellite orbits 1.
Sun synchronous orbit sso is a particular kind of polar orbit.
Inclined orbit the path along which satellite moves in the space around earth are called orbits.
These are called as orbits of the satellite.
Pisacane 2005 the molniya orbit is highly eccentric.
A passive satellite can be further subdivided into two types namely natural satellites and artificial.
Adapted from fundamentals of space systems by vincent l.
Satellites in a polar orbit do not have to pass the north and south pole precisely.
Synchronous orbit it lies in the equatorial plane of the earth.
This orbit is most useful orbit for communication purposes.
Polar orbits are a type of low earth orbit as they are at low altitudes between 200 to 1000 km.
An orbit whose period is a rational multiple of the average rotational period of the body being orbited and in the same direction of rotation as that body.
In practice only 1 1 ratio geosynchronous and 1 2 ratios semi synchronous are common.
Russian communications satellites and the sirius radio satellites currently use this type of orbit.