English Explanatory Dictionary

Hohmann transfer orbit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An elliptical orbit used to transfer between two circular orbits of different radii in the same plane.

Word forms

Hohmann transfer orbit Hohmann transfer orbits

Etymology

Named after German scientist Walter Hohmann, who described it in 1925.

Related words

low energy transfer orbit lunar transfer orbit Mars transfer orbit
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