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Ascending node

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-010383

The point in an orbit where a satellite or celestial body crosses the equatorial plane from south to north. This point is one of the two nodes where the orbit intersects a reference plane. For Earth-orbiting satellites, the ascending node is a key orbital element used in tracking.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-010383
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-010383",
  "term": "Ascending node",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The point in an orbit where a satellite or celestial body crosses the equatorial plane from south to north. This point is one of the two nodes where the orbit intersects a reference plane. For Earth-orbiting satellites, the ascending node is a key orbital element used in tracking.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/ascending-node/"
}

Record 722 of 10,756 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.