DESCENDING NODE

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Satellite Communications — Descending Node

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The descending node of the orbit is the point where the satellite's orbit crosses the equatorial plane going from north to south.


Other topics in our resources on Satellite Communications related to Descending Node 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
  • azimuth

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