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An orbit that passes over or near the poles of a celestial body. Each orbit passes over different longitudes of the orbited body. Earth satellites use this orbit for tasks such as mapping and observation.
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Why does a launch due south (180° azimuth) not translate into a polar orbit from Vandenberg?
Earth rotation.
I have encountered that plenty of times in KSP: when you switch to orbital frame of reference, your velocity marker is moved east because you have been moving with the surface.
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