Sources of Variation
The ground track of a satellite can take a number of different forms, depending on the values of the orbital elements, parameters which define the size, shape, and orientation of the satellite's orbit. This article discusses closed orbits, or orbits with eccentricity less than 1, thus excluding parabolic and hyperbolic trajectories.
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