Definition of perigee (aka periapsis or perifocus)

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perigee (aka periapsis or perifocus)

The term 'perigee (aka periapsis or perifocus)' as it applies to the area of Earth observation can be defined as ' On an elliptical orbit path, the point where a satellite is closest to the Earth'.

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