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There are several forms of orbit, some of them are refered to by [[Starfleet]] personnel with names like 'standard orbit' or 'high orbit'. |
There are several forms of orbit, some of them are refered to by [[Starfleet]] personnel with names like 'standard orbit' or 'high orbit'. |
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| − | * '''Synchronous orbit''' |
+ | * '''Synchronous orbit''': This form is used by a starship to maintain position towards a specific point on a planets surface. The ships velocity will be the same as the rotation speed of the planet. ([[TNG]]: "[[Relics]]") |
| − | * '''High orbit''' |
+ | * '''High orbit''': A form of orbit in which the starship maintains a large distance from the planet's surface for safety reasons but is still close enough to use the [[transporter]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[The Omega Directive]]") The [[USS Voyager]] parked in high orbit over [[Earth]], when it visited the planet in [[1996]], at an altitude of 20,000 kilometers. ([[VOY]]: "[[Future's End]]") |
| − | * '''Geostationary orbit''' |
+ | * '''Geostationary orbit''': This term refers to an orbit in which the starship remains stationary with respect to a point on the planet's surface. |
:''It is safe to assume that standard and high orbit are nothing more a form of synchronous orbit with a set of predefined speed and altitude parameters.'' |
:''It is safe to assume that standard and high orbit are nothing more a form of synchronous orbit with a set of predefined speed and altitude parameters.'' |
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Orbit is a term used to describe the flightpath of an object in space which has a repetitive motion and has a distinct center with respect to its flightpath.
A starship uses a form of orbit to maintain its relative position. The term orbit is also used to define the flightpath of a planet within its own solar system. (TNG: "Force of Nature")
In 2269, Spock detailed to Abraham Lincoln that the USS Enterprise was 643 miles, 2021 feet, 2.04 inches above the surface of Excalbia. (TOS: "The Savage Curtain")
There are several forms of orbit, some of them are refered to by Starfleet personnel with names like 'standard orbit' or 'high orbit'.
- Synchronous orbit: This form is used by a starship to maintain position towards a specific point on a planets surface. The ships velocity will be the same as the rotation speed of the planet. (TNG: "Relics")
- High orbit: A form of orbit in which the starship maintains a large distance from the planet's surface for safety reasons but is still close enough to use the transporter. (VOY: "The Omega Directive") The USS Voyager parked in high orbit over Earth, when it visited the planet in 1996, at an altitude of 20,000 kilometers. (VOY: "Future's End")
- Geostationary orbit: This term refers to an orbit in which the starship remains stationary with respect to a point on the planet's surface.
- It is safe to assume that standard and high orbit are nothing more a form of synchronous orbit with a set of predefined speed and altitude parameters.
Terok Nor (later Deep Space 9), was in synchronous orbit of Bajor during the Occupation. (DS9: "Emissary", "Necessary Evil", "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night")