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GK QUESTION#1738

At an altitude of about 800 km, a satellite placed in a Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) travels at an approximate speed of how many km per second?

  1. A6.2
  2. B7.5Correct answer
  3. C9.8
  4. D12.0
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B. 7.5

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7.5. Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) is a near-polar low Earth orbit where satellites pass over the same area at the same local solar time, usually at an altitude of 600-800 km, moving at about 7.5 km/s with an orbital period of 95–100 minutes.

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