Hohmann transfer orbit
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Etymology[edit]
Named after Walter Hohmann, German scientist who described it in 1925.
Noun[edit]
Hohmann transfer orbit (plural Hohmann transfer orbits)
- (aerospace) An elliptical orbit used to transfer between two circular orbits of different radii in the same plane.
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