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#Orbiter MFD definitions
 
#Orbiter MFD definitions
 
#General Orbiter definitions
 
#General Orbiter definitions
#Orbiter [[Add-on]] definitions
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#Orbiter [[addon]] definitions
 
#General spaceflight definitions
 
#General spaceflight definitions
  
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=A=
 
=A=
;AgP:[[Argument of periapsis]]:The angle in the orbit from the point of the ascending node to the point of periapsis, Used in OrbitMFD.
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;AgP:[[argument of periapsis]]
;AN:[[ascending node]]:a vector in an orbit where the body passes from south to north of the plane of reference (i.e. ecliptic or equatorial). Shown in OrbitMFD as a dotted vector line connecting to a solid square on the orbit.
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;AN:[[ascending node]]
;ApA:[[apoapsis]] apoapsis altitude
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;ApA:[[apoapsis]] altitude
;ApD:[[apoapsis]] apoapsis distance
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;ApD:[[apoapsis]] distance
;ApR:[[apoapsis]] apoapsis radius
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;ApR:[[apoapsis]] radius
 
;ApT:time to [[apoapsis]]
 
;ApT:time to [[apoapsis]]
 
;Alt:[[altitude]]
 
;Alt:[[altitude]]
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=D=
 
=D=
;D3D9:refers to the advanced graphics client in [[Orbiter]].
 
 
;DN:[[descending node]]
 
;DN:[[descending node]]
 
;DDT&E:'''d'''esign, '''d'''evelopment, '''t'''est and '''e'''valuation
 
;DDT&E:'''d'''esign, '''d'''evelopment, '''t'''est and '''e'''valuation
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;GLOC:'''G'''ravity-induced '''L'''oss '''o'''f '''C'''onsciousness   
 
;GLOC:'''G'''ravity-induced '''L'''oss '''o'''f '''C'''onsciousness   
 
;GMT:Greenwich Mean Time.See [[w:Universal Time|Universal Time on Wikipedia]]
 
;GMT:Greenwich Mean Time.See [[w:Universal Time|Universal Time on Wikipedia]]
;GPDS:[[GPDS|Generic Payload Description System]]
 
 
;GPS:'''G'''lobal '''P'''ositioning '''S'''ystem
 
;GPS:'''G'''lobal '''P'''ositioning '''S'''ystem
 
;GS:[[ground speed]]
 
;GS:[[ground speed]]
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#[[instrument landing system]]
 
#[[instrument landing system]]
 
#'''I'''nternational '''l'''aunch '''s'''ervices, a US-russian joint venture marketing [[Atlas]] and [[Proton]] launches
 
#'''I'''nternational '''l'''aunch '''s'''ervices, a US-russian joint venture marketing [[Atlas]] and [[Proton]] launches
;Inc:Inclination (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inclination)
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;Inc:Inclination
 
;ISP:[[specific impulse]]
 
;ISP:[[specific impulse]]
 
;ISS:[[International Space Station]]
 
;ISS:[[International Space Station]]
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;JD:[[Julian date]]
 
;JD:[[Julian date]]
 
;JWST:'''J'''ames '''W'''ebb '''S'''pace '''T'''elescope
 
;JWST:'''J'''ames '''W'''ebb '''S'''pace '''T'''elescope
;JSC:  Lyndon B. '''J'''ohnson '''S'''pace '''C'''enter
 
  
 
=K=
 
=K=
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;LDEF:[[Long Duration Exposure Facility]]
 
;LDEF:[[Long Duration Exposure Facility]]
 
;LEO:[[Low earth orbit]]
 
;LEO:[[Low earth orbit]]
;LH2:Liquid Hydrogen
 
 
;LOCV: Loss of crew and vehicle
 
;LOCV: Loss of crew and vehicle
 
;LOX:Liquid Oxygen
 
;LOX:Liquid Oxygen
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;OBT:[[orbit]], as seen on the [[orbit MFD]]
 
;OBT:[[orbit]], as seen on the [[orbit MFD]]
 
;OMBUU: '''O'''rbiter '''M'''id'''b'''ody '''U'''mbilical '''U'''nit
 
;OMBUU: '''O'''rbiter '''M'''id'''b'''ody '''U'''mbilical '''U'''nit
;[[OMP]]:'''O'''rbiter '''M'''ultiplayer '''P'''roject, an ongoing program to create a multiplayer server in Orbiter.
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;OMS:'''o'''rbital '''m'''aneuvering '''s'''ystem, the 'main engines' of the [[space shuttle]] orbiter
;OMS:'''O'''rbital '''M'''aneuvering '''S'''ystem, the 'main engines' of the [[space shuttle]] orbiter
 
 
;OS:[[orbital speed]]
 
;OS:[[orbital speed]]
  
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#angular unit ''radians''
 
#angular unit ''radians''
 
;RAnm:[[true anomaly]] of reference axis, as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]]
 
;RAnm:[[true anomaly]] of reference axis, as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]]
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;Rate:rate of change, as seen on the [[align orbital plane MFD]]
 
;RCS:[[reaction control system]], spacebourne orientation rocket system.
 
;RCS:[[reaction control system]], spacebourne orientation rocket system.
 
;R&D:'''r'''esearch and '''d'''evelopment
 
;R&D:'''r'''esearch and '''d'''evelopment
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;SHP:[[ship]], as seen on the [[orbit MFD]]
 
;SHP:[[ship]], as seen on the [[orbit MFD]]
 
;Sh-ToR:ship [[time-on-reference]], as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]]
 
;Sh-ToR:ship [[time-on-reference]], as seen on the [[synchronise orbit MFD]]
;SI unit: The metric system of measurement, the modern name, see [[SI unit]]
 
 
;SLF:shuttle landing facility, see [[Cape Canaveral]]
 
;SLF:shuttle landing facility, see [[Cape Canaveral]]
 
;SMa:[[semi-major axis]]  
 
;SMa:[[semi-major axis]]  
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;VOR:[[very high frequency omnidirectional radio]]
 
;VOR:[[very high frequency omnidirectional radio]]
 
;VS:vertical speed
 
;VS:vertical speed
;VSA: [[Virtual Space Agency]]
 
 
;VTOL:'''V'''ertical '''T'''ake '''O'''ff and '''L'''anding
 
;VTOL:'''V'''ertical '''T'''ake '''O'''ff and '''L'''anding
 
 
=W=
 
=W=
 
;WBS:'''w'''ork '''b'''reakdown '''s'''tructure
 
;WBS:'''w'''ork '''b'''reakdown '''s'''tructure
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{{compactTOC}}
 
{{compactTOC}}
 
[[Category: Articles]]
 
[[Category:Glossary]]
 

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