"P/2 orbit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: 2 orbit [canonical], 2 orbits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} 2 orbit (plural 2 orbits)
  1. (space flight) A lunar-resonant orbit about the Earth with a period of 1/2 that of the Moon's (P/2 is an orbit that is approximately a fortnight long) Categories (topical): Space
    Sense id: en-P/2_orbit-en-noun-Qe7EsTMB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Coordinate_terms: LEO (english: low Earth orbit), MEO (english: medium Earth orbit), HEO (english: high Earth orbit), GEO (english: geostationary equatorial Earth orbit), GTO (english: geostationary transfer Earth orbit), GSO (english: geosynchronous Earth orbit), SSO (english: Sun synchronous Earth orbit), ICO (english: intermediate circular Earth orbit), LTO (english: Lunar transfer Earth orbit), GEO (english: geostationary equatorial orbit), GTO (english: geostationary transfer orbit), GSO (english: geosynchronous orbit), SSO (english: Sun synchronous orbit), ICO (english: intermediate circular orbit)

Inflected forms

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        "(space flight) A lunar-resonant orbit about the Earth with a period of 1/2 that of the Moon's (P/2 is an orbit that is approximately a fortnight long)"
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