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ground track

path on the surface of the Earth or another body directly below an aircraft or satellite
Class type of: orthogonal projection, imaginary line Q218124
ground track
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Facts

6 properties
Subclass of
orthogonal projection, imaginary line
Facet of
air navigation, spaceflight[3][4]
Calculated from
orbital elements[8]
Contributing factor of
pass[6]
Partially coincident with
course[5]
Uses
planetary surface[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en ground track en track en ground trace ar مسار أرضي de Bodenspur es ground track es trayectoria terrestre fa مسیر زمینی fr trace au sol hu földi nyomvonal hu földi pálya hu földi útvonal ja 航空路線 pt rota no solo ru трасса орбиты uk Шлях орбіти zh 星下点 zh 航线 zh-hant 星下點
🔖 Identifiers · 7
OpenAlex ID
C189069379
Freebase ID
/m/02q6ttf
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1hb_gc8mt
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
ground-tracks
MetaSat ID
groundTrack
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
189069379
Zhihu topic ID
19635975

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🔗 Connections
Facet of 2
spaceflight, air navigation
← Partially coincident with 2
trajectory, course
Calculated from 1
orbital elements
Partially coincident with 1
course
Subclass of 1
orthogonal projection
Uses 1
planetary surface
← Has characteristic 1
orbit
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Summary

ground track is a type of orthogonal projection[1] and imaginary line[2].

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  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 8w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 9w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → orthogonal projection, imaginary line
    Partially coincident with → course
    Contributing factor of → pass
    Facet of → air navigation, spaceflight
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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