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Meanings of highly elliptical orbit in anglès

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An elliptic orbit characterized by a relatively low-altitude perigee and an extremely high-altitude apogee.

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        Examples for "heo"
        Examples for "heo"
        1
        This is such a critical time for the agency and for HEO.
        The South African
        2
        Other space chief changes Lueders is the HEO chief effectively immediately.
        The South African
        3
        A wave of tears kept 87-year-old Heo Gyeong-ok from talking during the reunions.
        Reuters
        4
        HeOs also Russia's first and biggest media mogul, and deeply embroiled in Kremlin politics.
        The new yorker
        5
        Loverro had taken over after the July 2019 reassignment of longtime HEO leader Bill Gerstenmaier.
        The South African
        Usage of highly elliptical orbit in anglès
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        It includes a mix of satellites in geostationary (GEO) orbit, sensors on other satellites in highly elliptical orbit, and ground hardware and software.
        Reuters
        2
        Consequently, they were no more than brittle tissue-thin hulls now, drifting into highly elliptical orbits as their atmosphere leaked out and tanks ruptured.
        The evolutionary void
        3
        Many of the 454 exoplanets discovered to date have highly elliptical orbits, meaning the planets are not always the same distance from their parent star.
        Wired