Lagrange point
Noun
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Noun
Lagrange point (plural Lagrange points)
- (astrophysics) a point in an orbital configuration of a two-body system where a small object affected only by gravity can theoretically be stationary relative to the two larger objects
- The $1.27-billion (1 billion euros) SOHO satellite was launched in 1995 and is flying a joint mission between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA). It watches solar activity from an orbit about the Lagrange Point 1, a gravitationally stable spot between Earth and the sun that is about 932,000 miles (1.5 million kilometers) from our planet.
- French: point de Lagrange
- German: Lagrange-Punkt
- Russian: то́чка Лагра́нжа
- Spanish: punto de Lagrange
- (astrophysics) L-point
- (astrophysics) L1, L2, L3, L4, L5
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