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Osculating orbit

In astronomy and astrodynamics the osculating orbit of an object in space at a given moment in time is the orbit it would have around its central body if perturbations were absent. It is the orbit that coincides with the current position and velocity.

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Osculating orbit

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Triples27
Avg. degree1.93
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related to External links · 17
Osculating orbit → Asteroid Hazards, Body, Body Lagrange, Diagram, Earth, ESA Science, Finding, Minor Planet Center, Moon, Osculating, Part, Path, Pythagorean, SMART-1, SMART-1 Osculating Orbit, Technology, YouTube
related to Kepler elements · 6
Osculating orbit → An, In, Kepler, Moon, Real, The
related to Perturbations · 4
Osculating orbit → Earth, Moon's, Perturbations, Thrust

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Osculating orbitrelated to External linksDiagram0.60section
Osculating orbitrelated to External linksEarth0.60section
Osculating orbitrelated to External linksSMART-10.60section
Osculating orbitrelated to External linksESA Science0.60section
Osculating orbitrelated to External linksTechnology0.60section
Osculating orbitrelated to External linksSMART-1 Osculating Orbit0.60section
Osculating orbitrelated to External linksMoon0.60section
Osculating orbitrelated to External linksOsculating0.60section
Osculating orbitrelated to External linksBody0.60section
Osculating orbitrelated to External linksYouTube0.60section
Osculating orbitrelated to External linksBody Lagrange0.60section
Osculating orbitrelated to External linksPythagorean0.60section

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