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prograde orbit

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Kosmoseteaduse ja -tehnoloogia terminibaas

ID 575942 Last modified 16.12.2024
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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). '

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
Related
pärisuunaline orbiit
prograde orbit
Usage examples
  • Most natural satellites have prograde orbits around their planets.
direct orbit

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