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ballistic trajectory

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ballistic trajectory [bə′lis·tik trə′jek·tə·rē]
(mechanics)
The trajectory followed by a body being acted upon only by gravitational forces and resistance of the medium through which it passes.


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Once fired, the PGK-equipped projectile acquires GPS during flight and follows a normal ballistic trajectory to apogee (top of flight path) where the processor begins calculating the estimated miss distance to determine when to deploy the control surfaces (brakes or canards).
Following a ballistic trajectory, the atoms soar into a microwave waveguide, where the transition from one energy level to another occurs.
The target vehicle flew a ballistic trajectory and impacted the Pacific Ocean northwest of the Kauai Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF).
 
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