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orbital period [′ȯr·bəd·əl ′pir·ē·əd] (astronomy) The interval between successive passages of a satellite through the same specified point in its orbit. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory also found that the pair's orbital period is declining by 1. Its orbital period, which is the time it takes to complete one orbit of the Earth, will be approximately 101. That's when Saturn reached a sweet spot, where its orbital period became exactly twice that of Jupiter's. |
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