AZIMUTH

Satellite Communications Glossary

Satellite Communications — Azimuth

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Information on Azimuth

The azimuth is the angle between the line of longitude through the Earth station and the direction of the subsatellite point.


Other topics in our resources on Satellite Communications related to Azimuth include: 
 
  • Kepler's Laws
  • Geosynchronous orbit
  • satellite orbit
  • low earth orbit (LEO)
  • medium earth orbit (MEO)
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  • highly elliptical orbit (HEO)
  • geostationary earth orbit (GEO)
  • equatorial orbit
  • polar orbit
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  • period
  • intermediate circular orbit (ICO)
  • line of apsides
  • descending node

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