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bi-elliptic transfer

bi-elliptic transfer noun: a type of movement of a spacecraft from one orbit to another, in which the spacecraft first raises its apoapsis to an extremely high altitude, then, at the new, higher, apoapsis, performs an engine burn to change its periapsis to that of the desired orbit, and, finally, upon reaching the new periapsis, performs a third burn to lower the eccentricity of its orbit and circularize in the desired orbit, or performs these steps in reverse to move from a higher to a lower orbit.

Noun

bi-elliptic transfer (plural bi-elliptic transfers)

  1. A type of movement of a spacecraft from one orbit to another, in which the spacecraft first raises its apoapsis to an extremely high altitude, then, at the new, higher, apoapsis, performs an engine burn to change its periapsis to that of the desired orbit, and, finally, upon reaching the new periapsis, performs a third burn to lower the eccentricity of its orbit and circularize in the desired orbit, or performs these steps in reverse to move from a higher to a lower orbit.

Forms of bi-elliptic transfer

pluralbi-elliptic transfers

Questions about bi-elliptic transfer

What does bi-elliptic transfer mean?
Bi-elliptic transfer means a type of movement of a spacecraft from one orbit to another, in which the spacecraft first raises its apoapsis to an extremely high altitude, then, at the new, higher, apoapsis, performs an engine burn to change its periapsis to that of the desired orbit, and, finally, upon reaching the new periapsis, performs a third burn to lower the eccentricity of its orbit and circularize in the desired orbit, or performs these steps in reverse to move from a higher to a lower orbit.
What part of speech is bi-elliptic transfer?
Bi-elliptic transfer is a noun.
What is the plural of bi-elliptic transfer?
The plural of bi-elliptic transfer is bi-elliptic transfers.

Words near bi-elliptic transfer in the dictionary

  1. bi-directional
  2. bi-directionalities
  3. bi-directionality
  4. bi-dyke
  5. bi-dykes
  6. bi-elliptic transfer
  7. bi-elliptic transfers
  8. bi-endian
  9. bi-erasure
  10. bi-fictional
  11. bi-hourly

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