Difference between revisions of "Inclination"
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Revision as of 11:11, 4 March 2006
Inclination is an orbital parameter describing the shape and orientation of an orbit. It is the angle between the orbital plane and a reference plane (which is usually the equatorial plane of the primary, or the ecliptic).