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transfer orbit [′tranz·fər ‚ȯr·bət] (aerospace engineering) In interplanetary travel, an elliptical trajectory tangent to the orbits of both the departure planet and the target planet. Also known as transfer ellipse. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Sea Launch, which is a joint venture of Boeing and a number of other companies, said that it delivered the Koreasat 5 communications satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit last week from a spot in the Pacific. On launch day, a Zenit-3SL rocket will lift the 5,920 kg (13,051 lb) spacecraft to geosynchronous transfer orbit, on its way to a final orbital location of 57 degrees East Longitude. The mission lasted 9 hours and 12 minutes before MEASAT-3 was released into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. |
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