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Orbit Types

Orbit Types

As part of the Your Place In Space initiative, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) invites you to explore their space-inspired K-12 STEM resources on its agency website. We hope you find helpful materials that equip and empower your students to discover, explore, and create their place in space! 

Learn the common orbit types and an orbital perturbation that allows specific orbits in this video.