Orbits and mechanics
轨道面
Orbital plane
The plane an orbit lies in, tilted by its inclination.
Same-inclination satellites share two possible planes.
Related terms
- 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.
- Delta-v — The velocity change needed to alter an orbit.
- Escape velocity — The minimum speed needed to leave a body's gravity.