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orbital elements

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orbital elements [′ȯr·bəd·əl ′el·ə·məns]
(physics)
A set of seven parameters defining the orbit of a body attracted by a central, inverse-square force.


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Using a NASA computer program that computed the position of ATS-1 from a set of Keplerian orbital elements (described in Sec.
The Tisserand parameter constrains what orbital elements the comet can have after the interactions," says Levison.
 
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