Earth orbit
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Earth orbit is the gravitationally bound path around our planet followed by natural and artificial objects such as satellites and space stations.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical orbit
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celestial mechanics concept ⓘ gravitationally bound trajectory ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Earth oblateness
ⓘ
solar radiation pressure ⓘ third-body perturbations ⓘ |
| around | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
argument of perigee
ⓘ
orbital altitude ⓘ orbital eccentricity ⓘ orbital inclination ⓘ orbital period ⓘ right ascension of ascending node ⓘ |
| constrainedBy |
Earth atmosphere drag
ⓘ
Earth gravitational field ⓘ |
| contains |
Global Positioning System satellite orbits
ⓘ
International Space Station orbit ⓘ geostationary communications satellite orbits ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Keplerian elements
ⓘ
two-body problem ⓘ |
| enables |
Earth observation
ⓘ
global communications ⓘ navigation systems ⓘ space-based astronomy ⓘ weather monitoring ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Newtonian gravity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
general relativity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReferencePoint |
apogee
ⓘ
perigee ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
inner Van Allen belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
outer Van Allen belt ⓘ |
| hasType |
Molniya orbit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
geostationary orbit ⓘ geosynchronous orbit ⓘ graveyard orbit ⓘ heliosynchronous orbit ⓘ high Earth orbit ⓘ low Earth orbit ⓘ medium Earth orbit ⓘ parking orbit ⓘ polar orbit ⓘ suborbital trajectory ⓘ sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ transfer orbit ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
international treaties
ⓘ
space law ⓘ |
| subjectOf | orbital mechanics ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
natural satellites
ⓘ
space debris ⓘ |
| usedBy |
artificial satellites
ⓘ
crewed spacecraft ⓘ space stations ⓘ space telescopes ⓘ uncrewed spacecraft ⓘ |
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