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Glossary


The words in the following list are discussed in context in the associated articles. I hope that this will aid in understanding the usage of the term, more than a simple dictionary definition might. Some articles are referenced for several related words.

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Alon/Alat
Amateur Radio
AMSAT
AMSAT format
AOS
Apogee
Argument of Perigee
Ascending Node
Attitude
Azimuth
Beacon
Blon/Blat
Cartesian Coordinates
Catalog Number
Circle of visibility
Coordinates
Decay Rate
Declination
Eccentricity
ECI Coordinates
EFG Coordinates
Elevation
Epoch Revolution
Epoch Time
Equirectangular Map
EQX
Equinox
Footprint
Geosynchronous
Horizon
Inclination
International Designator
Ionosphere
Kep format
Keplerian Elements
Latitude
Link Budget
Longitude
Look Angle
LOS
Maps
Mean Anomaly
Mean Motion
Mercator Projection
Mutual visibility window
Nodes
NASA format
NORAD Number
Observer
Orbit Number
Orthographic Projection
Path Loss
Pattern Loss
Perigee
Perihelion
Position
Projection
QTH
RAAN
Range
Refraction
Revolution
Right Ascension
Semi-Major Axis
Slant Range
Spherical Coordinates
Squint Angle
State Vector
TCA
Telemetry
Transponder
Troposphere
Two-line format

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