orbital plane

collocation in English

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orbital
adjective
uk
/ˈɔː.bɪ.təl/us
/ˈɔːr.bɪ.t̬əl/
relating to the orbit (= curved path) of an object ...
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plane
noun[C]
uk
/pleɪn/us
/pleɪn/
;
a vehicle designed for air travel, with wings and one or ...
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(Definition oforbitalandplanefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Significantorbitalplanechanges are normally very fuel-intensive, but orbital perturbations aid the process.
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Frame dragging would cause theorbitalplaneof stars orbiting near a supermassive black hole to precess about the black hole spin axis.
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Itsorbitalplaneis tilted relative to the ecliptic by 2.0337 degrees.
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It was in the thirdorbitalplanein orbital slot 22.
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It was in the firstorbitalplanein orbital slot 1.
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However, the inclination of theorbitalplaneis not known, so the stated value represents a minimum.
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At an obliquity of 0, these lines point in the same direction i.e. the rotational axis is perpendicular to theorbitalplane.
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The satellite is inorbitalplane3, in orbital slot 18.
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It is the angular distance of theorbitalplanefrom the plane of reference (usually the primary's equator or the ecliptic), normally stated in degrees.
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Upon further investigation, however, it was noticed that itsorbitalplanematched up nicely with the last remaining lost asteroid and it was properly identified.
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A transverse impulse (out of theorbitalplane) causes rotation of theorbitalplanewithout changing the period or eccentricity.
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It was in the firstorbitalplanein orbital slot 4.
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It is in the secondorbitalplanein orbital slot 10.
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A launch vehicle's launch window is usually determined by the times when the targetorbitalplaneintersects the launch site.
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It is in the firstorbitalplanein orbital slot 17.
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It possessed a relatively short snout, elevated nasal bones, small and globular neurocranium, verticalorbitalplane, and gracile facial bones.
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The closest would be the sun-synchronous orbits that maintain a constant angle between the sun andorbitalplane.
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It was in the firstorbitalplanein orbital slot 6.
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The satellite is inorbitalplane1, in orbital slot 2.
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Oddly, the disk appears to be misaligned with theorbitalplaneof the binary system.
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