stable orbit
Persistent celestial path
A stable orbit is the path an object follows when gravitational pull and its velocity balance so it neither falls inward nor escapes outward.
Satellites maintain stable orbits around Earth; planets hold stable orbits around the sun.
The term extends to any system in dynamic equilibrium: The company found a stable orbit between growth and profitability.
- ellipticalOval-shaped or indirect
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- gravitational pullAttractive force between masses
- equilibriumState of balance
circular · planetary · moon · celestial body · trajectory · celestial · balance · steady · revolve · spin · axis · momentum · weightless · free fall · escape velocity · slingshot maneuver · spacecraft · geosynchronous
- lunar orbits
stable orbitcollision course
Path toward inevitable impact
reentry · atmospheric reentry · deorbit · gravitational slingshot
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