Difference between revisions of "Apogee"

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The point in which a body's orbit is farthest from the Earth.  
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'''The point in which a body's orbit is farthest from the Earth.'''
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The point at which a body's orbit passes closest to the Earth is known as [[Perigee]].
  
  
 
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[[Category:Orbital Mechanics]]

Revision as of 11:54, 6 October 2007

Definition

The point in which a body's orbit is farthest from the Earth.

The point at which a body's orbit passes closest to the Earth is known as Perigee.