spacecraft orbit
31spacecraft — space•craft [[t]ˈspeɪsˌkræft, ˌkrɑft[/t]] n. pl. crafts, craft cvb ars a vehicle designed for travel or operation in space beyond the earth s atmosphere or in orbit around the earth • Etymology: 1955–60 …
32polar orbit — a spacecraft orbit that passes over, or close to, the geographic poles of the earth or some other celestial body. [1960 65] * * * …
33polar orbit — a spacecraft orbit that passes over, or close to, the geographic poles of the earth or some other celestial body. [1960 65] …
34Solar panels on spacecraft — Spacecraft operating in the inner solar system usually rely on the use of photovoltaic solar panels to derive electricity from sunlight. In the outer solar system, where the sunlight is too weak to produce sufficient power, radioisotope thermal… …
35Magellan (spacecraft) — Magellan Artist s depiction of Magellan at Venus Operator NASA / JPL Major contractors Martin Marietta / Hughes Aircraft …
36Molniya orbit — For other uses, see Molniya (disambiguation). Figure 1: The Molniya orbit. Usually the period from perigee + 2 hours to perigee + 10 hours is used to transmit to the northern hemisphere Molniya orbit is a type of highly elliptical orbit with an… …
37Hohmann transfer orbit — In astronautics and aerospace engineering, the Hohmann transfer orbit is an orbital maneuver using two engine impulses which, under standard assumptions, move a spacecraft between two coplanar circular orbits. This maneuver was named after Walter …
38Dawn (spacecraft) — Dawn Artist s concept of Dawn with Vesta (left) Ceres (right) (the proximity of Vesta to Ceres is not to scale.) Operator NASA Major contractors Orbital Sciences, JPL, UCLA …
39Galileo (spacecraft) — Infobox Spacecraft Name = Galileo Orbiter Caption = Galileo is prepared for mating with the IUS booster Organization = NASA Major Contractors = Mission Type = Orbiter, fly by Flyby Of = Venus, Earth, 951 Gaspra, 243 Ida Satellite Of = Jupiter… …
40Clementine (spacecraft) — This article is about the American Lunar probe. For the French satellite, see Clementine (satellite). Clementine Organization BMDO / NASA Major contractors Naval Research Laboratory Mission type …
