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descending node

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Kosmoseteaduse ja -tehnoloogia terminibaas

ID 576003 Last modified 30.10.2025
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Domain astronomy
  • punkt orbiidil, millest alates orbiidil liikuv keha liigub reepertasandist lõuna poole
  • point where the orbiting object moves south through the plane of reference
veerusõlm
Usage examples
  • Mida lähemal on Veenus tõususõlmele (Maa on seal 6. detsembril!) või veerusõlmele (7. juunil), st kohtadele, kus orbiitide tasandid lõikuvad, seda lähemale tuleb Veenus taevavõlvil Päikesele.
descending node
Usage examples
  • Nodes are the points where an orbit crosses a plane, such as a satellite crossing the Earth's equatorial plane. If the satellite crosses the plane going from south to north, the node is the ascending node; if moving from north to south, it is the descending node.

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