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Orbit and Space Vocabulary

Type the term or name which corresponds to each description.
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Last updated: October 30, 2019
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First submittedOctober 29, 2019
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Description
Term
Any object in space orbiting a celestial body
Satellite
A natural celestial object orbiting a planet
Moon
The point in an orbit farthest from the parent body
Apoapsis
The point along an Earth orbit, which is farthest from the planet
Apogee
The point in an orbit closest to the parent body
Periapsis
The point along an Earth orbit, which is closest to the planet
Perigee
The altitude where it is said Earth ends and Space begins (name)
Karman Line
The principle stating the faster an object is moving, the more a input of force will affect it’s orbit
Oberth effect
The range at which an object is effected by an objects gravity
Sphere of Influence
Description
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How circular an orbit is around it’s parent
Eccentricity
The angle an orbit possesses relative to the planet’s equatorial line
Inclination
An orbit which is perpendicular to the parent object’s equator
Polar Orbit
The geometrical surface defined by an object’s orbit
Orbital Plane
The time is takes an object to complete it’s orbit
Orbital Period
a type of orbit where the object takes the same time to complete an orbit as the parent takes to rotate once, both moving in the same direction
Synchronous Orbit
The Imaginary line at which a planet rotates about
Axis of rotation
The angle that Earth, leans relative to it’s orbit
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