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look angle

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look angle [′lu̇k ‚aŋ·gəl]
(aerospace engineering)
The elevation and azimuth at which a particular satellite is predicted to be found at a specified time.
(engineering)
The solid angle in which an instrument operates effectively, generally used to describe radars, optical instruments, and space radiation detectors.


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[FIGURE 2 OMITTED] Panoramic Distortion: The instantaneous look angle of a whiskbroom detector is constant.
In some cases the look angle for the satellite can be as slight as 6 or 7 degrees.
Elias Zaccack, Vice President of Sales Asia-Pacific at SES NEW SKIES, concurs: "NSS-11 offers excellent look angles for East Asia.
 
 
 
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