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3. of Perigee (w) – The orientation of the orbit within the orbital plane.
6. – The angle between the earth’s equatorial plane and the plane of the orbit.
9. – The point in an orbit that is closest to earth.
10. Earth Orbit (GEO) – Orbits where the satellite stays in one spot with respect to
12. a vector pointing to a fixed reference point in space and the point on the orbit where the
14. constant. The two dimensional shape that is produced by a plane fully intersecting a cone.
16. the center of the ellipse).
17. Axis (a) – Describes the size of the ellipse (the chord joining the vertices).
18. Orbit – The inclination of a polar orbit is 90 degrees.
19. Anomaly – The angle between the perigee point and the satellite’s location measured in the

1. Axis (b) – Describes the size of the ellipse (the chord perpendicular to the major axis
2. – Describes the roundness of an orbit.
4. Orbit (MOLY) – A highly inclined, highly elliptical orbit.
5. of the satellite’s motion.
7. Ascension of the Ascending Node (RAAN) – The angle measured along the equatorial plane
8. – The point in an orbit that is farthest from Earth.
11. motion is from south to north across the equator.
13. – A conic section, with the set of all points whose sum of distance from two set points (foci)
15. Earth Orbit (LEO) – Orbits which are relatively close to the Earth.