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current | 01:29, 28 August 2021 | ![]() | 512 × 512 (25 KB) | Cmglee | Use SVG orb |
12:55, 3 February 2021 | ![]() | 512 × 512 (24 KB) | Cmglee | Use currentColor and fix arrowheads. | |
02:23, 9 January 2021 | ![]() | 512 × 512 (24 KB) | Cmglee | Increase launch speed and reduce number of "frames" to show orbits more clearly. | |
00:32, 15 December 2020 | ![]() | 512 × 512 (32 KB) | Cmglee | {{Information |Description=At the top of the diagram by CMG Lee, a satellite in a clockwise circular orbit (yellow spot) launches objects of negligible mass:<br />(1 - blue) towards Earth,<br />(2 - red) away from Earth,<br />(3 - grey) in the direction of travel, and<br />(4 - black) backwards of the direction of travel.<br /><br />Dashed ellipses are orbits relative to Earth. Solid curves are pertubations relative to the satellite: in one orbit, (1) and (2) return to the satellite having ma... |
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