Concept information
PREFERRED TERM
ORBITAL CHARACTERISTICS
DEFINITION
- Those properties which describe a satellite in its periodic revolution. These consist of the satellite's altitude, orbital inclination (angle with respect to the equator, thus a polar orbit is near 90 degrees, while an equatorial orbit is near 0 degrees), orbital period, etc.
BROADER CONCEPT
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/4809f1e1-1b36-46a7-a7ae-ce55523424e6
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