Argument of Latitude

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Argument of Latitude


In celestial mechanics, the angular distance measured in the orbit plane from the ascending node to the orbiting object; the sum of the argument of perigee and the true

anomaly.

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This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use