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Each of them moves around the Earth. And we know how. But how do the satellites move relative to one another? This motion must be known, for example, in order to solve the problem of docking two satellites.
Yes he died, but no, he couldn’t fall, Having entered the orbits of planetary motion. A bottomless mouth gaped below, But the forces of gravity were too weak.
The firmament was pierced with rays, Divinely cold rays. He forward flew, free from decay, Gazing with dead eyes upon the stars.
N. Gumilev, The Eagle
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Beletsky, V.V. (2001). Relative Motion of Orbiting Bodies. In: Essays on the Motion of Celestial Bodies. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8360-3_11
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