subsynchronous orbit

noun

The orbit of a satellite that is nearer the planet than it would be if it were in synchronous orbit

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Meanings

nounsubsynchronous orbit (plural subsynchronous orbits)

plural subsynchronous orbits

  1. The orbit of a satellite that is nearer the planet than it would be if it were in synchronous orbit
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