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The '''ascending node''' is the [[Orbital node|orbital node]] where the object moves '''from the southern hemisphere to the northern'''.
 
The '''ascending node''' is the [[Orbital node|orbital node]] where the object moves '''from the southern hemisphere to the northern'''.
  
The symbol of the '''ascending node''' is �????.
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The symbol of the '''ascending node''' is ☊.
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In the graphics of [[Orbit MFD]], the location of the ascending node is labeled as '''AN'''.
  
 
==See also==  
 
==See also==  
[[Descending node]]
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*[[descending node]]
[[Align orbital plane MFD]]
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*[[Align MFD]]
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*[[Orbit MFD]]
  
 
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[[Category:Celestial mechanics]]
 
[[Category:Celestial mechanics]]
 
[[Category:Glossary]]
 
[[Category:Glossary]]

Latest revision as of 12:53, 20 December 2024

The ascending node is the orbital node where the object moves from the southern hemisphere to the northern.

The symbol of the ascending node is ☊.

In the graphics of Orbit MFD, the location of the ascending node is labeled as AN.

See also[edit]

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