heliosynchronous

== English == === Etymology === From helio- +‎ synchronous. === Adjective === heliosynchronous (not comparable) Describing an orbit around the Earth where each passage in the same direction along a given latitude will occur throughout the year at the same true solar time. Synonym: Sun-synchronous Describing an orbit around the Sun in which the period of revolution is the same as the Sun's period of rotation. ==== Derived terms ==== heliosynchronous orbit ==== Related terms ==== geostationary geosynchronous heliostationary ==== Translations ====