{"version":"1.0","type":"link","title":"Beta angle - Newikis","description":"In orbital mechanics, the beta angle () is the angle between a satellite's orbital plane around Earth and the geocentric position of the Sun. The beta angle determines the percentage of time that a satellite in low Earth orbit (LEO) spends in direct sunlight, absorbing solar radiation. For objects…","provider_name":"Newikis","provider_url":"https://newikis.com","cache_age":86400,"thumbnail_url":"https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Beta_angle_sun.svg/1280px-Beta_angle_sun.svg.png","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":650}