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antisatellite
(of a weapon) designed to destroy satellites -
ascending node
the node through which an orbiting body passes as it moves to the north (opposed to descending node). -
descending node
the node through which an orbiting body passes as it moves to the south (opposed to ascending node). -
earthrise
the rising of the earth above the horizon of the moon or other celestial body, viewed from that body's surface or from a spacecraft orbiting it. -
escape velocity
great enough speed to escape gravity -
galileo
(Galileo Galilei) 1564–1642, Italian physicist and astronomer.