Here's a good explanatory video about the orbital basics for the commanders (like me) who struggle/d with classical/Keplerian orbital elements presented in planetary bodies' description.
It helped me (I am not an astronomer) get more out of the exploration in Elite Dangerous, so hopefully it will help you as well.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AReKBoiph6g
It helped me (I am not an astronomer) get more out of the exploration in Elite Dangerous, so hopefully it will help you as well.