The amount of time it takes a satellite to travel all the way around a planet. The orbital period of a satellite can be adjusted by changing the satellite's altitude. The lower the orbit, the faster it must travel to maintain its orbit. A satellite with a polar orbit passing from the north pole to the south pole will, over time, cover the entire Earth. The act of detecting objects from a distance.
Satellites use remote sensing instruments to track levels of ozone in the upper atmosphere.
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