Difference between revisions of "Ascending node"

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The ascending node is where the object moves '''from the southern hemisphere to the northern'''.
 
The ascending node is where the object moves '''from the southern hemisphere to the northern'''.
  
The symbol of the ascending node is .
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The symbol of the ascending node is �??.
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see also: [[descending node]], [[align orbital plane MFD]]

Revision as of 21:01, 28 July 2005

An orbital node is one of the two points where an inclined orbit crosses a plane of reference.

The ascending node is where the object moves from the southern hemisphere to the northern.

The symbol of the ascending node is �??.

see also: descending node, align orbital plane MFD