Assertion: satellite's orbit | /r/HasProperty | circular
Facets:
value: almost
type: DEGREE
value: for the planets
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: First, he found that the orbits of the planets in our Solar System are elliptical, not circular (or epicyclic), as had previously been believed, and that the Sun is not located at the center of the orbits, but rather at one focus.
text: The satellite was placed in an almost circular orbit at an altitude of approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometres).
text: A satellite in a synchronous orbit that is both equatorial and circular will appear to be suspended motionless above a point on the orbited planet's equator.
text: A synchronous orbit around Earth that is circular and lies in the equatorial plane is called a geostationary orbit.
text: The more general case, when the orbit is inclined to Earth's equator or is non-circular is called a geosynchronous orbit.
text: For the planets, the orbits are almost circular.