What parameters of the orbits differ from each other equatorial, polar, synchronous, diurnal, stationary artificial satellites of the Earth?
September 17, 2020 | Education
| For polar satellites, the axis of rotation of the Earth lies in the plane of the orbit; for equatorial satellites, the orbital plane coincides with the equatorial plane. Synchronous satellites have an orbital period that is a multiple of the Earth’s rotation period. For diurnal satellites, these two periods coincide. A geostationary satellite is an equatorial diurnal satellite. Its satellite point does not move along the surface of the Earth.
