| orbital plane |
(astronomy) the plane on which a body is orbiting
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| orbital plane |
The flat surface that would result if every point on the orbit of a body was connected to the center of its primary.
Ãâó: www.wro.org/ras/glossary/n-r.htm
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| orbital plane |
an imaginary pane passing through the center of the Earth and containing the Earth satellite's orbit.
Ãâó: www.tsgc.utexas.edu/stars/glossary1.html
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| orbital plane |
An imaginary plane, extending throughout space, that contains the satellite orbit.
Ãâó: www.herrons.com/users/kevin/radio/satellite.html
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| orbital plane |
A plane containing at least two masses orbiting around a common center of gravity. Earth and Sun orbit each other in an orbital plane, as do Earth and Moon. However, the Earth-Moon orbital plane crosses the Earth-Sun orbital plane at a five-degree angle.
Ãâó: www.ccastronomy.org/terminology.htm
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