UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
Weather Satellite Orbits
•Are generally
Keplerian (nearly circular)
–Geostationary
•High altitude
•Maintains position
over the same spot on the equator (inclination
angle is 0 degrees)
–Polar Orbiting
•Lower altitude
•Inclination angle is
98 degrees
•Sun synchronous: passes overhead close to the same time every day
–Equatorial