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halo orbits

halo orbits is the plural of halo orbit.

Meaning of halo orbit

Noun

halo orbit (plural halo orbits)

  1. (orbital mechanics) A periodic, three-dimensional orbit about any one of the Lagrange points L₁, L₂ or L₃ of a two-body gravitational system.
    • Due to the strong hyperbolic character of the halo orbits, the stable manifold approaches the halo orbit in a very fast way. This fact means that if we are able to put the satellite in the stable manifold of a halo orbit, it will be close to the halo orbit (say at [a] few km) in a reasonable period...2001, G. Gómez, À. Jorba, J. Masdemont, C.Simó, Dynamics and Mission Design Near Libration Points, Volume III, World Scientific, page 93

Questions about halo orbits

What is halo orbits the plural of?
Halo orbits is the plural of halo orbit.

Words near halo orbits in the dictionary

  1. halo headlight
  2. halo headlights
  3. halo nuclei
  4. halo nucleus
  5. halo orbit
  6. halo orbits
  7. halo sign
  8. halo signs
  9. halo'd
  10. halo-
  11. halo-halo

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