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parking orbit

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Kosmoseteaduse ja -tehnoloogia terminibaas

ID 575857 Last modified 07.01.2026
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Domain space travel
  • kosmoseaparaadi ajutine orbiit peale kosmosesse viimist
  • an orbit of a spacecraft around a celestial body, used for assemlby and/or transfer of components or to wait for conditions favourable for departure from that orbit
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parking orbit
Usage examples
  • Two boosts late last night took the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) to its parking orbit at the same orbital altitude as the International Space Station (ISS).

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