Extra exam question E2A01

WhyAn ascending pass is the portion of a satellite's orbit where it crosses the equator moving from the southern hemisphere into the northern hemisphere, south to north. An ascending pass is the part of a satellite's orbit where it's crossing the equator moving from the southern hemisphere into the northern hemisphere, in other words traveling south to north, answer C. Descending passes go the other direction, north to south, and east-west or west-east aren't how orbital passes are described since a satellite's ground track drifts westward with each orbit rather than tracking straight along a line of latitude.