L3
English
Lagrange points (green), primary central object (yellow) and secondary orbiting object (blue)
Noun
L3 (plural L3s)
- (astrophysics) third Lagrange point, located 180-degrees behind or ahead on the orbit of the smaller object in orbit around a larger one, diametrically opposed to the smaller object
Related terms
- (astrophysics): Lagrange point, L1, L2, L4, L5
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