Highly Elliptical Orbit

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Orbit type
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:HEO
gptkbp:advantage radiation exposure
long dwell time over high latitudes
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Molniya_orbit
gptkbp:apogee far from Earth
gptkbp:eccentricity high
gptkbp:example gptkb:Molniya_orbit
gptkb:Tundra_orbit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Highly Elliptical Orbit
gptkbp:perihelion close to Earth
gptkbp:period typically 12 hours
gptkbp:relatedTo Low Earth orbit
Medium Earth orbit
Geostationary orbit
gptkbp:shape gptkb:elliptic_curve
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Russia
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:usedFor communications satellites
Earth observation
military satellites
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HEO
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7