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| Heliocentric orbit | Orbit centricity classification |
A heliocentric orbit is an orbit around the Sun. In our Solar System, all planet, comet, and asteroid are in such orbits, as are many artificial probes and pieces of debris. The Moon, by contrast, is not in a heliocentric orbit as it orbits the...
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| Areocentric orbit |
An areocentric orbit is an orbit around the planet Mars. The Moon, by similarity, is in a geocentric orbit around Earth.
The areo- prefix is derived from the ancient Greek word Ares which is the personification of the planet Mars in Greek mythology....
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| Lagrangian point |
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Satellite Orbit Type |
The Lagrangian points (, French ; also Lagrange point, L-point, or libration point), are the five positions in an orbit configuration where a small object affected only by gravity can theoretically be stationary relative to two larger objects (such...
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| Ecliptic orbit | Orbit inclination classification |
A non-inclined orbit is an orbit which is contained in the plane of reference. It therefore has inclination equal to zero. If the plane of reference is the equator, these orbits are called equatorial; if the plane of reference is the ecliptic, they...
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| Inclined orbit | Orbit inclination classification |
A satellite is said to occupy an inclined orbit around the Earth if the orbit exhibits an angle other than zero degrees with the equatorial plane. This angle is called the orbit's inclination.
A geostationary orbit occurs when an object (satellite)...
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| Parabolic trajectory | Orbit eccentricity classification |
In astrodynamics or celestial mechanics a parabolic trajectory is a Kepler orbit with the eccentricity equal to 1. When moving away from the source it is called an escape orbit, otherwise a capture orbit.
Under standard assumptions a body traveling...
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| Earth orbit |
Earth orbit is an orbit around the planet Earth. The Moon, Earth's only natural satellite, is in Earth orbit. Artificial satellite are launched into Earth orbit, and spacecraft bound for other locations in the solar system usually begin their...
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| Planetary orbit |
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In physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of one object around a point or another body, for example the gravitational orbit of a planet around a star.
Historically, orbits were first understood in terms of epicycles, which are the...
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| Highly Elliptical Orbit |
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Satellite Orbit Type |
Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) is an elliptic orbit characterized by a relatively low-altitude perigee and an extremely high-altitude apogee. These extremely elongated orbits can have the advantage of long dwell times at a point in the sky during the...
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Tidal locking occurs when the gravitational gradient makes one side of an astronomical body always face another; for example, one side of the Earth's Moon always faces the Earth. A tidally locked body takes just as long to rotate around its own axis...
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| Galactocentric orbit | Orbit centricity classification |
An orbit about the center of a galaxy. Earth's sun follows this type of orbit about the galactic center of the Milky Way.
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