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EarthKAM (Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students). Lincoln Bland and JJ Hoots Class B 7 th Grade Science. EarthKAM Pictures. Libya around the Gulf of Sitre or the Sea Mediterranean. EarthKAM Pictures. British Columbia, Canada taken over the Rocky Mountains.
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EarthKAM (Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students) Lincoln Bland and JJ Hoots Class B 7th Grade Science
EarthKAM Pictures • Libya around the Gulf of Sitre or the Sea Mediterranean
EarthKAM Pictures • British Columbia, Canada taken over the Rocky Mountains
How to Describe an Orbit There are six Classical Orbital Elements that are necessary to tell us all we need to know about an orbit and a satellite’s place in it. These elements help us describe orbit size, orbit shape, orbit orientation, and orbit location. An orbit is a curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sunor earth in this case.
Defining the Classical Orbital Elements • The six Classical Orbital Elements allow us to describe what an orbit looks like. The size, the shape, how far it is, and how wide it is.
Works Cited "Orbital Mechanics." EarthKAM. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Jan. 2011. <earthkam.ucsd.edu/students/students_orbital_mechanics#field_of_view>.