Table of Contents
What is the difference between elliptical orbit and orbital plane?
ellipse: A flattened circle or oval. orbital plane: An imaginary, gigantic flat plate containing an Earth satellite’s orbit. The orbital plane passes through the center of Earth. momentum: The mass of an object multiplied by its velocity.
What is the difference between the ecliptic plane and the equatorial plane?
The Celestial Equator is the intersection of the Earth’s equatorial plane with the celestial sphere, and it is a great circle on the celestial sphere. The ecliptic is the intersection of the plane of the ecliptic with the celestial sphere, and it is a great circle on the celestial sphere.
What is equatorial plane and orbital plane?
The plane of the satellite orbit may make some definite angle with the equatorial plane of the earth (i.e. the XY plane of the coordinate system). This angle is called the inclination. We know that the focus of the orbit coincides with the center of the earth on the equatorial plane.
What is an equatorial plane?
Definition of equatorial plane : the plane perpendicular to the spindle of a dividing cell and midway between the poles.
Why are all orbits elliptical?
The orbit of an object around its ‘parent’ is a balance between the force of gravity and the object’s desire to move in a straight line. Hence, the object’s distance from its parent oscillates, resulting in an elliptical orbit.
What is called orbital plane?
An orbital plane is the flat, disk-shaped space that connects the center of the object being orbited with the center of the orbiting objects. Because all planets in our solar system share a similar orbital plane, planets don’t run in to each other. This is called heliocentric orbit.
What is the angle between equatorial plane and orbital plane of the earth?
(a) The angle between the equatorial plane and orbital plane of a polar satellite is 90°.
What is the angle between equatorial plane and orbital plane of the Earth?