"Hohmann transfer orbit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Hohmann transfer orbits [plural]
Etymology: Named after Walter Hohmann, German scientist who described it in 1925. Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: Hohmann transfer orbit Categories (topical): Aerospace, Orbits Translations (Translations): Hohmannin siirtorata (Finnish)

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