basic orbit
1Orbit (dynamics) — In mathematics, in the study of dynamical systems, an orbit is a collection of points related by the evolution function of the dynamical system. The orbit is a subset of the phase space and the set of all orbits is a partition of the phase space …
2orbit — orbitary, adj. /awr bit/, n. 1. the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun. 2. the usual course of one s life or range of one s activities. 3. the sphere of power or …
3Basic data for Pluto — ▪ Table Basic data for Pluto mean distance from Sun 5,910,000,000 km (39.5 AU) eccentricity of orbit 0.251 inclination of orbit to ecliptic 17.1° Plutonian year (sidereal period of revolution) 247.69 Earth years visual magnitude at mean… …
4Lunar orbit rendezvous — (LOR) was the method used by the Apollo missions for human spaceflight to the Moon. In an LOR mission a main spacecraft and a smaller lunar module travel together into lunar orbit (orbit around the Moon). The lunar module then independently… …
5Mutants in Orbit —   …
6STOS BASIC — is a dialect of the BASIC programming language implemented on the Atari ST computer. STOS BASIC was originally developed by Jawx by François Lionet and Constantin Sotiropoulos and published by Mandarin Software (now known as Europress Software).… …
7Satellite Tool Kit — Infobox Software | name = STK caption = STK 8.0 being used to plan a lunar lagrange orbit. developer = Analytical Graphics, Inc. latest release version = 8.1.3 latest release date = March 13, 2008 operating system = Windows, Unix genre =… …
8Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity. Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …
9Physical Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Scientists discovered a new family of superconducting materials and obtained unique images of individual hydrogen atoms and of a multiple exoplanet system. Europe completed the Large Hadron Collider, and China and India took… …
10atom — /at euhm/, n. 1. Physics. a. the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical… …
