Orbital pass
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orbital-pass-243-10430256
title:
Orbital pass
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An orbital pass is the period in which a spacecraft is above the local horizon, and thus available for line-of-sight communication with a given ground station, receiver, or relay satellite, or for visual sighting. The beginning of a pass is termed acquisition of signal (AOS); the end of a pass is termed loss of signal (LOS). The point at which a spacecraft comes closest to a ground observer is the time of closest approach (TCA).
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description:
Event during which a spacecraft can be viewed from a specified ground location
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_pass
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date modified:
2022-05-02T15:50:36Z
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