Hohmann trajectory

Hohmann trajectory
trajektoria przejściowa Hohmanna

English-Polish dictionary for engineers. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Hohmann orbit — Hohmann orbit, Aerospace. a spacecraft trajectory between two planets that requires the least expenditure of energy. It consists of an elliptical path that is tangent to the orbits of both the departure planet and the target planet. ╂[< Walter …   Useful english dictionary

  • Orbite de transfert — Une orbite de transfert, dans le domaine de l astronautique, est l orbite sur laquelle est placé temporairement un véhicule spatial entre une orbite initiale, ou la trajectoire de lancement, et une orbite visée. Le terme correspondant en anglais… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Orbital mechanics — A satellite orbiting the earth has a tangential velocity and an inward acceleration. Orbital mechanics or astrodynamics is the application of ballistics and celestial mechanics to the practical problems concerning the motion of rockets and other… …   Wikipedia

  • Gravity assist — In orbital mechanics and aerospace engineering, a gravitational slingshot, gravity assist or swing by is the use of the relative movement and gravity of a planet or other celestial body to alter the path and speed of a spacecraft, typically in… …   Wikipedia

  • Geocentric orbit — Earth orbit redirects here. For the motion of the Earth around the Sun, see Earth s orbit. Earth orbiter redirects here. For the shuttle simulator, see Earth Orbiter 1. The following words may have more than one definition or other non Earth… …   Wikipedia

  • Interplanetary spaceflight — or interplanetary travel is travel between planets within a single planetary system. In practice, spaceflights of this type are confined to travel between the planets of the Solar System. Current achievements in interplanetary travel Remotely… …   Wikipedia

  • Spacecraft propulsion — A remote camera captures a close up view of a Space Shuttle Main Engine during a test firing at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi Spacecraft propulsion is any method used to accelerate spacecraft and artificial… …   Wikipedia

  • spaceflight — /spays fluyt /, n. the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space. Also, space flight. [1945 50; SPACE + FLIGHT1] * * * Introduction  flight beyond Earth s atmosphere. This article deals with the basic concepts associated with …   Universalium

  • Delta-v budget — (or velocity change budget) is an astrogation term used in astrodynamics and aerospace industry for total delta v (or total velocity change) requirements for the various propulsive tasks and orbital maneuvers over phases of a space mission.… …   Wikipedia

  • Elliptic orbit — A small body in space orbits a large one (like a planet around the sun) along an elliptical path, with the large body being located at one of the ellipse foci …   Wikipedia

  • Orbital speed — Not to be confused with Escape Velocity. The orbital speed of a body, generally a planet, a natural satellite, an artificial satellite, or a multiple star, is the speed at which it orbits around the barycenter of a system, usually around a more… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”