Hohmann transfers

A form of Hohmann transfer — An elliptical orbit used to transfer a spacecraft between two circular orbits of different altitudes in the same plane, with the periapsis of the orbit being tangent to the smaller circular orbit and its apoapsis being tangent to the larger circular orbit.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Hohmann transfer
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