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Orbital node

The ascending node is one of several orbital elements.

An orbital node is either of the two points where an orbit intersects a plane of reference to which it is inclined.[1] A non-inclined orbit, which is contained in the reference plane, has no nodes.

  1. ^ "node". Columbia Encyclopedia (6th ed.). New York: Columbia University Press. 2004. Archived from the original on March 9, 2007. Retrieved May 17, 2007.

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