prograadorbiit

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ID 575942 Last modified 16.12.2024

Domain space travel

prograadorbiit preferred

prograde orbit preferred

orbiit, milles satelliit tiirleb planeedi või muu taevakeha ümber samas suunas viimase pöörlemisega

orbit where the satellite rotates in the same sense as its primary body
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- See also: orbit (broader) [ IATE:1475490 ] satellite (related) [ IATE:1592828 ] primary body (related) [ IATE:1365998 ] retrograde orbit (antonym) [ IATE:1475501 ]

prograadorbiit preferred

Usage examples

Orbitaalliikumine on prograadne, joonisel pealtvaates vastupäeva, aga pöörlemine on retrograadne ehk päripäevane.

prograde orbit preferred

Usage examples

'Most spacecraft have prograde orbits, that is they move from west to east, which is the usual direction of rotation of objects in our Solar System (although there are exceptions, such as planet Venus). '

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