Satellite Overpass

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Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Remote Sensing & Mapping

Working definition

The time at which a polar-orbiting satellite passes over a location and can acquire an observation under suitable viewing conditions.

In plain language

The time at which a polar-orbiting satellite passes over a location and can acquire an observation under suitable viewing conditions.

Why it matters

Satellite Overpass is useful because it separates one specific part of wildfire behaviour, exposure, operations or evidence from nearby concepts that can otherwise be mixed together.

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Tecnobosque explanation reviewed 12 September 2026. Source definitions are authoritative within their stated jurisdiction; the explanatory text above is an independent technical synthesis.