34:
524:
565:
429:
201:
270:
484:, an elliptical orbit used to transfer a spacecraft between two circular orbits of different altitudes in the same plane
558:
91:
493:
474:
594:
422:
355:
551:
350:
265:
221:
589:
490:, a slower method of transfer, but one that may be more efficient than a Hohmann transfer orbit
481:
415:
138:
323:
158:
66:
487:
196:
153:
143:
71:
8:
238:
76:
539:
311:
186:
443:
226:
163:
42:
459:
451:
396:
345:
110:
54:
584:
507:
401:
306:
216:
191:
535:
497:
463:
373:
289:
283:
206:
125:
120:
578:
378:
211:
168:
16:
Elliptical orbit used to move a spacecraft from one circular orbit to another
531:
96:
86:
81:
511:
260:
455:
340:
296:
255:
33:
473:
There are several types of transfer orbits, which vary in their
523:
467:
61:
500:
transfer orbit is usually also a
Hohmann transfer orbit
576:
559:
423:
566:
552:
430:
416:
577:
477:and speed of transfer. These include:
518:
13:
14:
606:
202:Kepler's laws of planetary motion
522:
32:
1:
538:. You can help Knowledge by
494:Geostationary transfer orbit
7:
356:Tsiolkovsky rocket equation
10:
611:
517:
325:Engineering and efficiency
144:Bi-elliptic transfer orbit
506:is an orbit that touches
351:Propellant mass fraction
250:Gravitational influences
466:, or largely circular,
454:that is used to move a
222:Specific orbital energy
534:-related article is a
482:Hohmann transfer orbit
139:Hohmann transfer orbit
335:Preflight engineering
67:Argument of periapsis
504:Lunar transfer orbit
488:Bi-elliptic transfer
391:Propulsive maneuvers
450:is an intermediate
368:Efficiency measures
271:Sphere of influence
240:Celestial mechanics
22:Part of a series on
595:Astrophysics stubs
187:Dynamical friction
547:
546:
475:energy efficiency
444:orbital mechanics
440:
439:
290:Lagrangian points
227:Vis-viva equation
197:Kepler's equation
44:Orbital mechanics
602:
568:
561:
554:
526:
519:
460:orbital maneuver
452:elliptical orbit
432:
425:
418:
397:Orbital maneuver
346:Payload fraction
326:
307:Lissajous orbits
241:
212:Orbital velocity
159:Hyperbolic orbit
55:Orbital elements
45:
36:
19:
18:
610:
609:
605:
604:
603:
601:
600:
599:
575:
574:
573:
572:
508:Low Earth orbit
436:
407:
406:
402:Orbit insertion
392:
384:
383:
369:
361:
360:
336:
328:
324:
317:
316:
312:Lyapunov orbits
303:
302:
286:
276:
275:
251:
243:
239:
232:
231:
217:Surface gravity
192:Escape velocity
182:
174:
173:
154:Parabolic orbit
150:
149:
116:
114:
111:two-body orbits
102:
101:
92:Semi-major axis
57:
47:
43:
17:
12:
11:
5:
608:
598:
597:
592:
587:
571:
570:
563:
556:
548:
545:
544:
527:
516:
515:
501:
498:geosynchronous
491:
485:
448:transfer orbit
438:
437:
435:
434:
427:
420:
412:
409:
408:
405:
404:
399:
393:
390:
389:
386:
385:
382:
381:
376:
374:Gravity assist
370:
367:
366:
363:
362:
359:
358:
353:
348:
343:
337:
334:
333:
330:
329:
322:
319:
318:
315:
314:
309:
301:
300:
292:
288:
287:
282:
281:
278:
277:
274:
273:
268:
263:
258:
252:
249:
248:
245:
244:
237:
234:
233:
230:
229:
224:
219:
214:
209:
207:Orbital period
204:
199:
194:
189:
183:
180:
179:
176:
175:
172:
171:
169:Decaying orbit
166:
161:
156:
148:
147:
141:
134:
132:Transfer orbit
130:
129:
128:
126:Elliptic orbit
123:
121:Circular orbit
117:
108:
107:
104:
103:
100:
99:
94:
89:
84:
79:
74:
69:
64:
58:
53:
52:
49:
48:
41:
38:
37:
29:
28:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
607:
596:
593:
591:
590:Astrodynamics
588:
586:
583:
582:
580:
569:
564:
562:
557:
555:
550:
549:
543:
541:
537:
533:
528:
525:
521:
520:
513:
509:
505:
502:
499:
495:
492:
489:
486:
483:
480:
479:
478:
476:
471:
469:
465:
461:
457:
453:
449:
445:
433:
428:
426:
421:
419:
414:
413:
411:
410:
403:
400:
398:
395:
394:
388:
387:
380:
379:Oberth effect
377:
375:
372:
371:
365:
364:
357:
354:
352:
349:
347:
344:
342:
339:
338:
332:
331:
327:
321:
320:
313:
310:
308:
305:
304:
298:
294:
293:
291:
285:
284:N-body orbits
280:
279:
272:
269:
267:
266:Perturbations
264:
262:
259:
257:
254:
253:
247:
246:
242:
236:
235:
228:
225:
223:
220:
218:
215:
213:
210:
208:
205:
203:
200:
198:
195:
193:
190:
188:
185:
184:
178:
177:
170:
167:
165:
162:
160:
157:
155:
152:
151:
145:
142:
140:
136:
135:
133:
127:
124:
122:
119:
118:
112:
106:
105:
98:
95:
93:
90:
88:
87:Orbital nodes
85:
83:
80:
78:
75:
73:
70:
68:
65:
63:
60:
59:
56:
51:
50:
46:
40:
39:
35:
31:
30:
27:Astrodynamics
26:
25:
21:
20:
540:expanding it
532:astrophysics
529:
503:
472:
470:to another.
447:
441:
164:Radial orbit
131:
115:eccentricity
97:True anomaly
82:Mean anomaly
72:Eccentricity
512:lunar orbit
297:Halo orbits
261:Hill sphere
77:Inclination
579:Categories
456:spacecraft
341:Mass ratio
256:Barycenter
462:from one
181:Equations
109:Types of
464:circular
585:Orbits
510:and a
458:in an
530:This
468:orbit
62:Apsis
536:stub
446:, a
496:or
442:In
113:by
581::
567:e
560:t
553:v
542:.
514:.
431:e
424:t
417:v
299:)
295:(
146:)
137:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.