Configuration

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Configuration


1. Relative position or disposition of various things, or the figure or pattern so formed.
2. A geometric figure, usually consisting principally of points and connecting lines.
3. = planetary configuration.
4. A particular type of a specific aircraft, rocket, etc., which differs from others of the same model by virtue of the arrangement of its components or by the addition or omission of auxiliary equipment as long-range configuration, cargo configuration.
Some writers use constellation as a synonym for configuration in referring to the relative positions of spacecraft to each other, as in a rendezvous maneuver, or to celestial bodies. This usage should be discouraged.

References

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