orbit point

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orbit point

A geographically or electronically defined location used in stationing aircraft in flight during tactical operations when a predetermined pattern is not established. See also holding point.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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The celestial show was the result of the Sun, Earth, and Moon lining up perfectly for a lunar eclipse just as the Moon is near its closest orbit point to Earth, making it appear "super" large.
From that moment on, manoeuvres began in order to position the new satellite at the geostationary orbit point where the test phase will be carried out to make sure it is working properly, which is scheduled to last several weeks.
2012 VP113's closest orbit point to the Sun brings it to about 80 times the distance of the Earth from the Sun.
To each S, associate the orbit point of S, denoted [p.sub.S], defined by
"AWACS, whaddya mean those guys are 70 miles from their orbit point? Didn't your crew get the change I sent off of the carrier on SIPRNET?"
Reaching our planned orbit point some 25 to 30 miles west of Hanoi, we stayed below 300 feet as planned and continued radio silence.
From that moment on, manoeuvres began to position the new satellite at the geostationary orbit point where the test phase will be carried out to make sure it is working properly, and which is scheduled to last several weeks.
2012 VP113's closest orbit point to the Sun brings it to about 80 times the distance of Earth from the Sun, a measurement referred to as an astronomical unit or AU.
Also earlier in August, Barari announced that his country registered 5 orbit points at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
If n = 1, then the orbit points [O.sub.f](p) = {p,q}, [O.sub.f](q) = {q,r} and [O.sub.f](r) = {p,r}.
Let [x.sub.0], [x.sub.1], [x.sub.2], ..., [x.sub.n-1] be the period-n orbit points. If
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