Meaning retrograde orbit
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retrograde orbitThe orbit of a satellite where the satellite travels in a direction opposite to that direction of the planet's rotation.
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retrograde orbitOf a satellite orbiting the Earth, an orbit in which the projection of the satellite's position on the (Earth's) equatorial plane revolves in the direction opposite that of the rotation of the Earth.
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retrograde orbitAn east-to-west orbit of Earth (Earth spins west to east). See prograde orbit.
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