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Description At the top of the diagram by CMG Lee, a satellite in a clockwise circular orbit (yellow spot) launches objects of negligible mass:
(1 - blue) towards Earth,
(2 - red) away from Earth,
(3 - grey) in the direction of travel, and
(4 - black) backwards of the direction of travel.

Dashed ellipses are orbits relative to Earth. Solid curves are pertubations relative to the satellite: in one orbit, (1) and (2) return to the satellite having made a clockwise loop on either side of the satellite. Unintuitively, (3) spirals farther and farther behind whereas (4) spirals ahead.
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current01:29, 28 August 2021Thumbnail for version as of 01:29, 28 August 2021512 × 512 (25 KB)Cmglee (talk | contribs)Use SVG orb
12:55, 3 February 2021Thumbnail for version as of 12:55, 3 February 2021512 × 512 (24 KB)Cmglee (talk | contribs)Use currentColor and fix arrowheads.
02:23, 9 January 2021Thumbnail for version as of 02:23, 9 January 2021512 × 512 (24 KB)Cmglee (talk | contribs)Increase launch speed and reduce number of "frames" to show orbits more clearly.
00:32, 15 December 2020Thumbnail for version as of 00:32, 15 December 2020512 × 512 (32 KB)Cmglee (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=At the top of the diagram by CMG Lee, a satellite in a clockwise circular orbit (yellow spot) launches objects of negligible mass:<br />(1 - blue) towards Earth,<br />(2 - red) away from Earth,<br />(3 - grey) in the direction of travel, and<br />(4 - black) backwards of the direction of travel.<br /><br />Dashed ellipses are orbits relative to Earth. Solid curves are pertubations relative to the satellite: in one orbit, (1) and (2) return to the satellite having ma...

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