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noun • (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction • a person who follows or serves another • any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star | ||||||||
30% | 6 | Artificial satellite that studied solar physics | ||||||
noun • United States space station; in orbit from 1973 to 1979 | ||||||||
29% | 13 | A method used in satellite communication to determine the position of a satellite by measuring the angles between it and multiple ground stations | ||||||
noun • a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points of a known distance apart; useful in navigation • a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated | ||||||||
Solar Satellite
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