The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PERIGEE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2004.
Orbital position crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PERIGEE | 50 % | 7 |
| APSIS | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Orbital position
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- apsis
- perigee
- lunar
- apogee
- degeneracy
- horizontal
- number
- aphelion
- arc
- coplanar
- eccentric
- eclipsing binary
Crossword Answer definitions
PERIGEE noun- The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- (more generally) The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is closest to the planet: the periapsis of any satellite.
- (possibly obsolete outside astrology) The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is closest to the Earth.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result PERIGEE
- Orbital point
- Orbital point closest to earth
- Orbit's closest point
- Closest position in space
- Apogee opposite
- Moon's nearest orbit point
- Orbital position
- Orbital extreme
- Point where moon is nearest earth.
- Point when moon is nearest earth.