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Good point, I would assume the same. but the magnetic fields do not define the star's rotation (aside from a braking effect) or the...

(I see only now that I falsely reversed the clockwise/counter-clockwise directions above, unfortunately I can no longer edit my post to...

I did not bring Uranus into the discussion, because Uranus is a more complicated example due to its rotation at a 98° angle... meaning...

Correct, I wanted to change 'lunar' to 'satellite', but forgot. The idea was to show the difference... unfortunately Venus does not have...

Do note, you have the lunar orbit going the wrong way. The only way in which it is retrograde, is in the context of its apparent motion...

I am a visual type and luckily (or maybe because of) I like to draw things out. Here is the result of my understanding so far (not to...

At any rate, thank you Bandersnatch for the tip in the right direction and thank you everyone else for contributing as well as the other...

In this article, NASA refers to the leading part of ISS as the "forward end". So, I would guess the other end would be the "rearward" end.

Aft-end or stern.

I didn't address the term "retrograde" as it pertains to celestial motion. The strictly scientific definition is provided in this wiki...

I wouldn't use "stern" for this. "Stern" describes something that functions as a stern - not just its position. If you put a boat into...

I realize this is not what you are asking but there are some pretty strong constraints on orbits and leaving them. Assuming it lifted...

As I read it, the OP doesn't want to reverse the orbit, just to identify a direction. As in e.g. a spaceship making a burn along or...

Well, he sure seems to say so, if I read it corectly:

For ISS and similar orbiting targets that a chaser might want to approach and rendezvous with, there is also a fairly well-established...