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The 34 pages that link to Orbital inclination, each with the reason it gives.

• Geostationary orbitRelated: Zero inclination keeps the orbit above Earth’s equator and longitude line.

• Low Earth orbitRelated: Inclination determines which latitudes a low-orbit satellite can pass over.

• Lunar eclipseRelated: The Moon’s tilted orbit explains why every full moon does not bring an eclipse.

• Transit of VenusRelated: Venus’s tilted orbit usually carries it above or below the Sun at inferior conjunction.

• Satellite constellationRelated: Inclination sets the latitudes a constellation can reach and how coverage shifts over time.

• Lunar librationRelated: The Moon’s orbital tilt helps determine the range of surface latitudes visible from Earth.

• Sun-synchronous orbitRelated: Inclination determines the sign and magnitude of gravity-driven nodal precession.

• Eclipsing binaryRelated: An orbit must be viewed nearly edge-on for one star to eclipse the other.

• Planetary transitRelated: It determines whether the planet’s projected path crosses the star.

• Planet NineRelated: The unusual inclinations of some distant objects are part of the dynamical evidence.

• Medium Earth orbitRelated: MEO constellation inclination shapes which latitudes receive repeated satellite coverage.

• Proxima Centauri bRelated: An edge-on orbit would make the measured minimum mass close to Proxima Centauri b’s true mass.

• Exoplanet detectionRelated: Inclination determines whether a planet transits and affects inferred mass.

• Irregular satelliteRelated: Large inclinations, including retrograde motion, are defining features of many irregular satellite orbits.

• Orbital spaceflightRelated: Launch site and mission design constrain which orbital planes a spacecraft can reach.

• Polar orbitRelated: An inclination near 90 degrees is what makes an orbit polar.

• Scattered discRelated: Inclined orbits are common in the scattered disc and reflect its dynamically disturbed history.

• Molniya orbitRelated: A steep inclination carries the satellite over high latitudes.

• Orbit of the MoonRelated: The Moon’s orbit is tilted relative to Earth’s orbital plane, preventing monthly eclipses.

• Geosynchronous orbitRelated: A tilted geosynchronous orbit makes its satellite appear to move north and south each day.

• Transit of MercuryRelated: Mercury's tilted orbit usually carries it above or below the Sun from Earth's viewpoint.

• Cassini's lawsRelated: Inclination measures how the satellite orbit tilts relative to the Laplace plane.

• Hills cloudRelated: A roughly spherical comet cloud contains bodies with a wide range of orbital inclinations.

• Moons of HaumeaRelated: Namaka’s substantial inclination helps distinguish its orbit from a simple coplanar system.

• Frozen orbitRelated: Inclination helps determine how gravitational perturbations affect orbital orientation.

• Graveyard orbitRelated: Inclination is one parameter used to assess whether a disposal orbit remains clear of operational satellites.