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An orbit with an inclination close to 90°, passing over, or almost over, the poles of a planet. A satellite in polar orbit will in due course pass over every point on the planet below as the planet rotates on its axis.
From: polar orbit in A Dictionary of Astronomy »
Subjects: Astronomy and Astrophysics.
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