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Kosmoseteaduse ja -tehnoloogia terminibaas

ID 576063 Last modified 16.12.2024
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Domain space travel
päripidine orbiit preferred
direct orbit preferred
  • keskkeha pöörlemisele samasuunaliselt tiirleva satelliidi orbiit
  • satellite orbit such that the projection of the centre of mass of the satellite on to the principal reference plane revolves about the axis of the primary body in the same direction as that in which the primary body rotates
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    • See also: orbit [ IATE:1475490 ] satellite [ IATE:1592828 ] primary body [ IATE:1365998 ]
päripidine orbiit preferred
direct orbit preferred

Kosmoseteaduse ja -tehnoloogia terminibaas

ID 1126691 Last modified 16.12.2024
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Domain astronomy
prograde orbit
  • mingis gravitatsioonipotentsiaalis liikuva keha orbiit, millel liikumine toimub süsteemi üldise pöörlemise suunas
  • orbit where the star's motion around the centre of gravity has the same sense as the rotation of the gravitational potential
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  • Vt ka 576063 päripidine orbiit
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pärisuunaline orbiit
prograde orbit
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  • Most natural satellites have prograde orbits around their planets.
direct orbit

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