general/astrodynamics

Space navigation technique

Application of mechanical dynamics to model the flight of space vehicles

Circular orbit above Earth's Equator and following the direction of Earth's rotation

Type of orbital maneuver

Estimate of total change in velocity of a space mission

Field of classical mechanics concerned with the motion of spacecraft

Fuel-efficient orbital maneuver

Orbital perturbations

Satellite orbit with high inclination

Type of orbit around an astronomical body

Mathematical equation describing the motion of a rocket

Propulsive maneuver used to arrive at the Moon

Maneuver done by the Apollo spacecraft

Transfer orbit used to reach geosynchronous or geostationary orbit

Rotation of a satellite as it orbits

Method to calculate trajectory calculations for spacecraft

Low-energy trajectories in the Solar System

Spaceflight maneuver

Orbit in which natural drifting has been minimized

Concept in aerospace engineering

Orbit of an astronomical body equal to that body's average rotational period

Temporary orbit used during the launch of a spacecraft

Kind of planetary orbit

Movement during spaceflight

Measure of the efficiency of a rocket based on its propellant's mass

Region of geostationary orbits

Transfer manoeuvre between two orbits

Region of space gravitationally dominated by a given body

Concept in celestial mechanics

Path on the surface of the Earth or another body directly below an aircraft or satellite