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Record 1 2024-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

Orbital eccentricity describes the extent to which an orbit is elliptical or deviates from a perfect circle. A perfectly circular orbit would have an orbital eccentricity of 0. Values between 0 and 1 indicate an elliptical orbit ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
CONT

[...] l'excentricité caractérise la forme d'une orbite. Une excentricité nulle correspond à une orbite circulaire, une excentricité de 1, à une parabole. Entre 0 et 1, on a une orbite elliptique.

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