Definitions for "Polar orbiting satellite"
A satellite whose orbit closely parallels the earth's meridian lines and thus crosses the polar regions on each orbit.
See satellite orbits.
A weather satellite which travels over both poles each time it orbits the Earth. It orbits about 530 miles (850 km) above the Earth's surface. A satellite with an orbit nearly parallel to the earth's meridian lines which crosses the polar regions on each orbit.