Orbital Elements

Orbit elements are the parameters and determiners of an orbit in celestial space.

Keplerian Orbital Determiners

There are six Keplerian orbital determiners.

  • Semimajor axis
  • Eccentricity
  • Inclination
  • Right Ascension of the ascending node (RAAN)
  • Argument of perigee
  • True Anomaly


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