Near-equatorial orbit
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A near-equatorial orbit is an orbit that lies close to the equatorial plane of the object orbited. This orbit allows for rapid revisit times (for a single orbiting spacecraft) of near-equatorial ground sites.[citation needed]
[edit] See also
- List of orbits
- Low Earth orbit (LEO)
- Geosynchronous orbit (GSO)
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