Question 2

A POES satellite completes one orbit every _____. (Click the button for the best answer below.) a) 60 minutes. b) 104 minutes. c) 12 hours. d) 24 hours. Discussion b) is the correct response. POES satellite orbits are sun-synchronous with one orbit completed every 104 minutes. One satellite is capable of providing global coverage twice daily (about 14 orbits).