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INTERORBITAL TRANSFER [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
DEF

A manoeuvre by which a spacecraft is transferred from a start orbit to an end orbit.

CONT

A significant problem with interorbital transfer between a low Earth orbit and a high Earth orbit is the Van Allen Belt of trapped high-energy particles (i.e. radiation) due to the Earth's magnetic field. The Van Allen Belt exists in a middle-level Earth orbit located below a geosynchronous Earth orbit and above a low Earth orbit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
DEF

Opération qui consiste à faire passer un engin spatial d'une orbite de départ à une orbite d'arrivée.

Spanish

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