Question

What are polar satellites? Give examples.

Answer 1

Polar satellite: It is a satellite that revolves around the earth in its polar orbit (perpendicular to the equatorial plane). As the earth rotates about its axis, a polar satellite successively passes through different points on the earth's surface, hence scanning the entire earth. Examples are: SPOT, IERS, etc..

Answer 2

Hii dear,
There are two main types of satellites- geostationary and polar satellites.

◆ Polar satellite-
- It is a satellite that revolves around the earth in its polar orbit
- It passes over north and south poles of earth.
- It orbits around 500-800 km above earth's surface.

# Examples-
- PSLV
- ASLV
- GGS
- ISTP
- SPOT
- IERS

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