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elliptical orbit

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ID 576095 Last modified 29.10.2024
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Domain space travelastronomy
  • ellipsikujuline kõver, mida mööda looduslik või tehislik taevakeha tiirleb ümber massiivsema keha või kehade süsteemi selle gravitatsiooniväljas
  • unperturbed orbit of a satellite for which the distance between the centres of mass of the satellite and the primary body is not constant
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    • See also: orbit [ IATE:1475490 ] satellite [ IATE:1592828 ] primary body [ IATE:1365998 ]
elliptiline orbiit
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  • Planeedi elliptilise orbiidi elemendid on tõususõlm, veerupunkt, kevadpunkt, orbiidi kese ning orbiidi tasandi ja ekliptika tasandi vaheline kaldenurk.
elliptical orbit
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  • Numerical eccentricity of the orbit is the eccentricity of the orbital ellipse. Eccentricity is a measure of how an orbit deviates from circular. A perfectly circular orbit has an eccentricity of zero; higher numbers indicate more elliptical orbits.

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