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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Polar Orbiting Satellite Polar Orbiting Satellite The term 'Polar Orbiting Satellite' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' 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'. Previous 5 Terms: polar coordinate system Polar Front Polar Jet Polar Jet Stream polar orbit Next 5 Terms: polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) polar vortex polarimeter polariscope Polarization Radar About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.