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Sidereal Period
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1. The time taken by a planet or satellite to
complete one revolution
about its primary as seen
from the primary and as referred to a fixed star.
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2. Specifically, the interval between two successive returns of an earth
satellite in orbit to the same geocentric right
ascension. [[/a>|/a>
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References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
