orbit types

Orbit types of satelites (1)

Centric Classifications Galacto-centric Orbit - An orbit about the center of a galaxy. Earth's sun follows this type of orbit about the galactic center of the Milky Way. Heliocentric Orbit -...

Orbit types of satelites (2)

Synchronous Classifications Synchronous Orbit - An orbit where the satellite has an orbital period equal to the average rotational period (earth's is: 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4.091 seconds) of the...