What is the principal direction of ECI?
Vernal Equinox
What is the principal direction of ECEF?
0° latitude 0° longitude
What is the principal direction of the Perifocal frame?
Eccentricity Vector
What is the principal direction of RIC frame?
Radial
Use: Show a satellite’s ground track
ECEF
Use: Relative motion and maneuvers
RIC
Use: A non-rotating view
ECI
Use: A frame centered on the Focus of the orbit
Perifocal