Lagrange points

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Lagrange points are specific positions in space where the gravitational forces of two large bodies and the orbital motion of a smaller object balance so that the smaller object can remain in a stable or semi-stable location relative to the two larger bodies.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Lagrange point 2
Lagrange points canonical 2
Lagrange point L1 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Lagrange point ⓘ
celestial mechanics concept ⓘ
orbital mechanics concept ⓘ
alsoCalled collinear Lagrange point ⓘ
collinear Lagrange point ⓘ
collinear Lagrange point ⓘ
triangular Lagrange point ⓘ
triangular Lagrange point ⓘ
appliesTo restricted three-body problem ⓘ
characterizedBy balance of gravitational and centrifugal forces ⓘ
enables Lissajous orbits ⓘ
linked to: Lissajous orbit

halo orbits ⓘ
field astrodynamics ⓘ
astronomy ⓘ
physics ⓘ
firstDescribedBy Joseph-Louis Lagrange ⓘ
firstDescribedIn 1772 ⓘ
formsShape equilateral triangle with two massive bodies ⓘ
equilateral triangle with two massive bodies ⓘ
governedBy Newtonian gravity ⓘ
rotating reference frame dynamics ⓘ
hasApplication Earth–Moon system ⓘ
Earth–Sun system ⓘ
linked to: Sun–Earth system

Sun–Jupiter system ⓘ
hasDefinition position in a three-body system where gravitational and centrifugal forces balance ⓘ
hasMember L1 ⓘ
L2 ⓘ
L3 ⓘ
L4 ⓘ
L5 ⓘ
hasQuantity five distinct points ⓘ
namedAfter Joseph-Louis Lagrange ⓘ
positioned at 60 degrees ahead of secondary body in its orbit ⓘ
at 60 degrees behind secondary body in its orbit ⓘ
on line connecting two massive bodies ⓘ
on line connecting two massive bodies ⓘ
on line connecting two massive bodies ⓘ
requires third body of negligible mass ⓘ
two massive bodies ⓘ
stabilityType conditionally stable equilibrium ⓘ
conditionally stable equilibrium ⓘ
unstable equilibrium ⓘ
unstable equilibrium ⓘ
unstable equilibrium ⓘ
usedIn satellite positioning ⓘ
space mission design ⓘ
space observatory placement ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Newtonian celestial mechanics → explains → Lagrange points ⓘ
Jacobi integral → relatedTo → Lagrange points ⓘ
Lissajous orbit → orbitsAround → Lagrange point ⓘ
linked to: Lagrange points
Lissajous orbit → isRelatedTo → Lagrange point ⓘ
linked to: Lagrange points
Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera → spacecraftOrbitTypeObservedFrom → Lagrange point L1 ⓘ
linked to: Lagrange points
Earth–Moon Lagrange region → relatedTo → Sun–Earth Lagrange points ⓘ
linked to: Lagrange points