Category
page 1Orbital maneuvers
gravity assist
space-navigation technique
heliocentric orbit
orbit around the barycenter of the Sun
Hohmann transfer orbit
elliptical orbit used to transfer between two circular orbits of different altitudes, in the same plane
space rendezvous
orbital maneuver
trans-lunar injection
propulsive maneuver used to arrive at the Moon
orbital maneuver
use of propulsive system to change the orbit of a spacecraft
bi-elliptic transfer
maneuver that moves a spacecraft from one orbit to another
orbital station-keeping
maneuvers made to maintain a particular orbit
orbital inclination change
changing the inclination of an orbiting body's orbit
International Berthing and Docking Mechanism
spacecraft docking mechanism
rendezvous pitch maneuver
inspection procedure by the Space Shuttle when at the International Space Station
Ballistic capture
type of low-energy spacecraft transfer