Full Form of HIEO
| Full Form: | Highly Inclined Elliptical Orbit |
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| Category: | Academic & Science |
| Sub Category: | Aerospace |
What is HIEO Full Form?
HIEO full form is Highly Inclined Elliptical Orbit
What is Highly Inclined Elliptical Orbit?
A highly eccentrical orbit with a low perigee (the point of orbit closest to the Earth) altitude of under 1,000 km and a high apogee (the point farthest from the earth) altitude of over 35,756 km. An orbit of a spacecraft that has a high tilted angle from the equator. A satellite is said to occupy an inclined orbit around Earth if the orbit exhibits an angle other than 0° to the equatorial plane. This angle is called the orbit's inclination. A planet is said to have an inclined orbit around the Sun if it has an angle other than 0° to the ecliptic plane.