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Orbit is a term which is used to describe the flightpath of an object in space which has repetitive motion and a distinct center with respect to its flight path.

The term is used to define a planets flight path in its own solar system, and to describe a starship's relative position above an object. (TNG episode: "Force of Nature")

There are several different forms of orbit, some of which are commonly referred to as "standard orbit" or "high orbit" by Starfleet personnel:

Synchronous orbit: This form of orbit is used by a starship to maintain its position towards a specific point on the objects surface. In this circumstances, the starship's rotational velocity will be equal to the object it is orbiting. (TNG episode & novelization: Relics)
High orbit: This form of orbit means that a starship maintains a large distance from an objects surface for safety reasons, but would still allow the use of transporters. (VOY episodes: "Ex Post Facto", "The Omega Directive")
Geostationary orbit: This form of orbit is where a starship remains stationary above a certain point of the object it is orbiting. During the Cardassian Occupation of Bajor, Terok Nor was positioned in geostationary orbit of Bajor. (DS9 episodes: "Emissary", "Necessary Evil", "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night"; TNG - Double Helix novel: Vectors)

The unusually wide elliptical orbit of Bajor's outermost moon, Baraddo, only brought it into view of Bajor every five years. (DS9 novel: Devil in the Sky)

External links

Orbit article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
Orbit article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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 There are several different forms of orbit, some of which are commonly referred to as "standard orbit" or "high orbit" by [[Starfleet]] personnel:
-* '''Synchronous orbit''': This form of orbit is used by a starship to maintain its position towards a specific point on the objects surface. In this circumstances, the starship's velocity will be equal to the object it is orbiting. (''TNG'' [[episode]] [[novelization]]: ''[[Relics]]'')
+* '''Synchronous orbit''': This form of orbit is used by a starship to maintain its position towards a specific point on the objects surface. In this circumstances, the starship's rotational velocity will be equal to the object it is orbiting. ({{en|TNG|Relics}})
-* '''High orbit''': This form of orbit means that a starship maintains a large distance from an objects surface for safety reasons, but would still allow the use of [[transporter]]s. (''[[VOY]]'' episodes: "[[Ex Post Facto]]" & "[[The Omega Directive]]")
+* '''High orbit''': This form of orbit means that a starship maintains a large distance from an objects surface for safety reasons, but would still allow the use of [[transporter]]s. ({{e|VOY|Ex Post Facto|The Omega Directive}})
-* '''Geostationary orbit''': This form of orbit is where a starship remains stationary above a certain point of the object it is orbiting. During the [[Cardassian]] [[Occupation of Bajor]], [[Terok Nor]] was positioned in geostationary orbit of [[Bajor]]. (''[[DS9]]'' episodes: "[[Emissary]]", "{{ep|Necessary Evil}}" & [[Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night]]"; ''TNG'' [[novel]]: ''[[Star Trek: Double Helix|Double Helix]]'': "[[Vectors]]")
+* '''Geostationary orbit''': This form of orbit is where a starship remains stationary above a certain point of the object it is orbiting. During the [[Cardassian]] [[Occupation of Bajor]], [[Terok Nor]] was positioned in geostationary orbit of [[Bajor]]. ({{e|DS9|Emissary|{{ed|Necessary Evil}}|Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night}}; {{n|TNG|sub={{st|Double Helix}}|Vectors}})
-The unusually wide elliptical orbit of [[Bajor]]'s outermost [[moon]]; [[The Prodigal]], only brought it into view of Bajor every five years. ({{n|DS9|Devil in the Sky}})
+The unusually wide elliptical orbit of [[Bajor]]'s outermost [[moon]], [[Baraddo]], only brought it into view of Bajor every five years. ({{n|DS9|Devil in the Sky}})
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