Definition of bearing

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bearing

The term 'bearing' as it applies to the area of Earth observation can be defined as ' The combination of antenna azimuth and elevation required to point (aim) an antenna at a spacecraft. The bearing for geostationary (i.e., GOES) satellites is constant. The bearing for polar-orbiting satellites varies continuously'.

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