English Explanatory Dictionary

graveyard orbit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An orbit where spacecraft which have reached their end of life can be safely positioned to avoid colliding with other spacecraft or the Earth.

Word forms

graveyard orbit graveyard orbits
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