Hohmann transfer orbit

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Etymology

Named after Walter Hohmann, German scientist who described it in 1925.

Noun

Hohmann transfer orbit (plural Hohmann transfer orbits)

  1. (aerospace) An elliptical orbit used to transfer between two circular orbits of different radii in the same plane.

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