Orbits and mechanics
轨道倾角
Orbital inclination
The angle between the orbital plane and the equator.
The station's 51.6° inclination is why Beijing can see it.
Related terms
- Apogee — The farthest point of an orbit from Earth.
- Perigee — The closest point of an orbit to Earth.
- Two-line element set (TLE) — A 69-character-per-line format that encodes an orbit.
- Earth's shadow — The stretch where a satellite passes behind Earth and loses sunlight.