an orbit around the earth or other body in which a space vehicle is temporarily placed, e.g. before being launched further into space.
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| 释义 | society > travel > air or space travel > space flight > [noun] > a space shot or flight > course or trajectory of spacecraft > orbiting > types of orbit (4) parking orbit1941 an orbit around the earth or other body in which a space vehicle is temporarily placed, e.g. before being launched further into space. polar orbit1956 an orbit of a spacecraft or satellite that passes over the polar regions of a celestial object; spec. one whose plane contains the polar axis. transfer orbit1961 an orbit that touches two given orbits and therefore provides a trajectory by which a spacecraft can pass from one of them to the other. Molniya orbit1981 A highly elliptical orbit inclined at an angle of about 65° to the plane of the equator, such as is occupied by the Russian Molniya satellites. |
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