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    An orbital node is either of the two points where an orbit intersects a plane of reference to which it is inclined. A non-inclined orbit, which is contained...
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    the ascending node, also known as the right ascension of the ascending node, is one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in...
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    A lunar node is either of the two orbital nodes of the Moon; that is, the two points at which the orbit of the Moon intersects the ecliptic. The ascending...
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  • Orbital elements are the parameters required to uniquely identify a specific orbit. In celestial mechanics these elements are considered in two-body systems...
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  • Orbital inclination change is an orbital maneuver aimed at changing the inclination of an orbiting body's orbit. This maneuver is also known as an orbital...
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  • Nodal precession (redirect from Node rate)
    as the orbital eccentricity. For a satellite in a prograde orbit around Earth, the precession is westward (nodal regression), that is, the node and satellite...
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    Argument of periapsis (category Orbits)
    ω (omega), is one of the orbital elements of an orbiting body. Parametrically, ω is the angle from the body's ascending node to its periapsis, measured...
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  • reference Lunar node, where the orbits of the Sun and Moon intersect Longitude of the ascending node, how orbital nodes are parameterized Lymph node, an immune...
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    that its orbital plane is closer to the ecliptic plane instead of its primary's (in this case, Earth's) equatorial plane. The Moon's orbital plane is...
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    In quantum mechanics, an atomic orbital (/ˈɔːrbɪtəl/ ) is a function describing the location and wave-like behavior of an electron in an atom. This function...
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    of orbital transfer between non-coplanar orbits, the change-of-plane thrust must be made at the point where the orbital planes intersect (the "node")....
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    ascension of the Moon in its precessional orbit around the Earth, also referred to as the north lunar node, and along with Ketu, is a "shadow planet"...
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  • called an ecliptic orbit. As non-inclined orbits lack nodes, the ascending node is undefined, as well as its related classical orbital elements, the longitude...
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    longitude of the ascending node (Ω). By definition, the reference plane for the Solar System is usually considered to be Earth's orbital plane, which defines...
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  • reciprocal is the orbital frequency, a kind of revolution frequency, in units of hertz. According to Kepler's Third Law, the orbital period T of two point...
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  • In spaceflight, an orbital maneuver (otherwise known as a burn) is the use of propulsion systems to change the orbit of a spacecraft. For spacecraft far...
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  • In chemistry, orbital hybridisation (or hybridization) is the concept of mixing atomic orbitals to form new hybrid orbitals (with different energies,...
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    An orbital pole is either point at the ends of the orbital normal, an imaginary line segment that runs through a focus of an orbit (of a revolving body...
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  • direction of the orbiting object and a plane of reference. orbital mechanics orbital node One of two points at which the plane of an orbit intersects a specified...
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    Apsis (category Orbits)
    Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The orbital nodes are the two end points of the "line of nodes" where a planet's tilted orbit intersects the plane of reference;...
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    radial and angular nodes. A radial node for the hydrogen atom is a sphere that occurs where the wavefunction for an atomic orbital is equal to zero, while...
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    astrodynamics, the orbital eccentricity of an astronomical object is a dimensionless parameter that determines the amount by which its orbit around another...
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    depends on the Russian Orbital Segment for essential flight control, orbital station-keeping and life support systems. The US Orbital Segment consists of...
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  • the orbital speed of an astronomical body or object (e.g. planet, moon, artificial satellite, spacecraft, or star) is the speed at which it orbits around...
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    Libration Lunar precession Lunar standstill Nodal precession Orbit of the Moon Orbital node Lunar node Harrington, Philip; Pascuzzi, Edward (2023-09-21). Astronomy...
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  • In orbital mechanics, a transfer orbit is an intermediate elliptical orbit that is used to move a spacecraft in an orbital maneuver from one circular...
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    trajectory In orbital mechanics, a Lissajous orbit (pronounced [li.sa.ʒu]), named after Jules Antoine Lissajous, is a quasi-periodic orbital trajectory that...
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    Lunar standstill (category Orbit of the Moon)
    moon, the lunar nodes, and the perigee. Lunistices occur near in time to equinoxes and eclipses. This is because the moon's orbital inclination has periodic...
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    center of the orbit is relatively close to the center of the Sun (relative to the size of the orbit). As seen from Earth, the planet's orbital prograde motion...
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  • satellites are located in middle circular orbit at 19,100 km (11,900 mi) altitude with a 64.8° inclination and an orbital period of 11 hours and 16 minutes (every...
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