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sun-synchronous satellite
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an earth satellite in an orbit for which the longitude of the ascending node rotates in the direct sense by 360 degrees per year
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1994-08
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an earth satellite in an orbit for which the longitude of the ascending node rotates in the direct sense by 360 degrees per year