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satellite elongation comparison table

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
elongation	angle
satellite elongation	elongation	The geocentric angle between a satellite and its primary, measured in the plane of the satellite, planet and Earth. Satellite elongations are measured from 0° east or west of the planet.

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