ground track
path on the surface of the Earth or another body directly below an aircraft or satellite
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ground track
Summary
ground track ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- ground track is a type of orthogonal projection[2].
- ground track is a type of imaginary line[3].
- ground track's facet of is recorded as air navigation[4].
- ground track's facet of is recorded as spaceflight[5].
- ground track's partially coincident with is recorded as course[6].
- ground track's contributing factor of is recorded as pass[7].
- ground track's equivalent class is recorded as https://www.commoncoreontologies.org/ont00000188[8].
- ground track's uses is recorded as planetary surface[9].
- ground track's calculated from is recorded as orbital elements[10].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include orthogonal projection[2] and imaginary line[3].
Why It Matters
ground track ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]