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- Nodal_precession abstract "Nodal precession is the precession of the orbital plane of a satellite around the rotation axis of an astronomical body such as Earth. This precession is due to the non-spherical nature of a spinning body, which creates a non-uniform gravitational field. The following discussion relates to low earth orbit of artificial satellites which have no describable effect on the motion of the Earth. The nodal precession of more massive, natural satellites such as the Moon is more complex. Around a spherical body, an orbital plane would remain fixed in space around the central body. However, most bodies rotate, which causes an equatorial bulge. This bulge creates a gravitational effect that causes orbits to precess around the rotational axis of the central body.The direction of precession is opposite the direction of revolution. For a typical prograde orbit around Earth ( ie. in the direction of central body rotation ) , the longitude of the ascending node decreases, i.e., node precesses westward. If the orbit is retrograde, this increases the longitude of the ascending node, i.e., node precesses eastward. This nodal progression enables Sun-synchronous orbits to maintain approximately constant angle relative to the Sun.".
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- Nodal_precession wikiPageExternalLink primer91.htm.
- Nodal_precession wikiPageExternalLink nodal_regression.html.
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- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLink Apsidal_precession.
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLink Argument_of_periapsis.
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLink Axial_precession.
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLink Beta_angle.
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLink Category:Astrodynamics.
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLink Equatorial_bulge.
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLink Flattening.
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLink Gravitational_constant.
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLink Longitude_of_the_ascending_node.
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLink Moon.
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLink Orbital_inclination.
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLink Orbital_node.
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLink Precession.
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLink Radian.
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLink Retrograde_and_prograde_motion.
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLink Sun-synchronous_orbit.
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLink File:Nodal_precession2.png.
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLinkText "Nodal precession".
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLinkText "nodal precession".
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLinkText "precess".
- Nodal_precession wikiPageWikiLinkText "precessing orbital planes".
- Nodal_precession wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Reflist.
- Nodal_precession subject Category:Astrodynamics.
- Nodal_precession hypernym Precession.
- Nodal_precession type Astrodynamic.
- Nodal_precession comment "Nodal precession is the precession of the orbital plane of a satellite around the rotation axis of an astronomical body such as Earth. This precession is due to the non-spherical nature of a spinning body, which creates a non-uniform gravitational field. The following discussion relates to low earth orbit of artificial satellites which have no describable effect on the motion of the Earth. The nodal precession of more massive, natural satellites such as the Moon is more complex.".
- Nodal_precession label "Nodal precession".
- Nodal_precession sameAs Q17104931.
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- Nodal_precession sameAs Q17104931.
- Nodal_precession wasDerivedFrom Nodal_precession?oldid=700911809.
- Nodal_precession depiction Nodal_precession2.png.
- Nodal_precession isPrimaryTopicOf Nodal_precession.