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    In astronautics, the Hohmann transfer orbit (/ˈhoʊmən/) is an orbital maneuver used to transfer a spacecraft between two orbits of different altitudes...
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    transfer is an orbital maneuver that moves a spacecraft from one orbit to another and may, in certain situations, require less delta-v than a Hohmann...
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  • the Hohmann transfer uses two engine impulses which move a spacecraft onto and off the transfer orbit. This maneuver was named after Walter Hohmann, the...
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    spacecraft to the Moon. Typical lunar transfer trajectories approximate Hohmann transfers, although low-energy transfers have also been used in some cases...
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    published in 1925, Hohmann demonstrated a fuel-efficient path to move a spacecraft between two different orbits, now called a Hohmann transfer orbit. He received...
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  • than a Hohmann transfer orbit Geostationary transfer orbit or geosynchronous transfer orbit is usually also a Hohmann transfer orbit Lunar transfer orbit...
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    While this takes a longer transfer time, a bi-elliptic transfer can require less total propellant than the Hohmann transfer when the ratio of initial...
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  • many years economical interplanetary travel meant using the Hohmann transfer orbit. Hohmann demonstrated that the lowest energy route between any two orbits...
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    the intermediate geostationary transfer orbit. In case of using the Hohmann transfer orbit, only a few days are required to reach the geosynchronous orbit...
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    to complete than higher-energy (more-fuel) transfers, such as Hohmann transfer orbits. Low-energy transfers are also known as Weak Stability Boundary trajectories...
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    middle. The Hohmann transfer orbit requires a minimal delta-v. A bi-elliptic transfer can require less energy than the Hohmann transfer, if the ratio...
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    calculated with Hohmann transfer, which moves from one circular orbit to another coplanar circular orbit via an elliptical transfer orbit. In some cases...
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  • interaction with a planet. Escape velocity Delta-v budget Hohmann transfer orbit Bi-elliptic transfer Lissauer, Jack J.; de Pater, Imke (2019). Fundamental...
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    other follows an elliptic orbit. Examples of elliptic orbits include Hohmann transfer orbits, Molniya orbits, and tundra orbits. Under standard assumptions...
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  • traditional alternative to ballistic capture, spacecraft would either use a Hohmann transfer orbit or Oberth effect, which requires the spacecraft to burn fuel...
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    possible energy requirements. Transfer injections can place spacecraft into either a Hohmann transfer orbit or bi-elliptic transfer orbit. Trans-Mars injections...
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    orbit. It is also a matter of maneuvering into the orbit. See also Hohmann transfer orbit. In Schwarzschild metric, the orbital velocity for a circular...
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  • g. in an elliptic orbit. For examples of calculating delta-v, see Hohmann transfer orbit, gravitational slingshot, and Interplanetary Transport Network...
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  • Hohmann may refer to: Hohmann (surname) (article includes list of persons named Hohmann) Hohmann transfer orbit, in orbital mechanics Hohmann (crater)...
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  • [citation needed] For Hohmann transfer orbits, the initial orbit and the final orbit are 180 degrees apart. Because the transfer orbital plane has to include...
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    by eccentricity Circular orbit Elliptic orbit Transfer orbit (Hohmann transfer orbit Bi-elliptic transfer orbit) Parabolic orbit Hyperbolic orbit Radial...
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    2024. SOHO – The Trip to the L1 Halo Orbit Low Energy Interplanetary Transfers Using Halo Orbit Hopping Method with STK/Astrogator Gaia's Lissajous Type...
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    orbit (LEO) and the apogee at the altitude of a geostationary orbit. Hohmann transfer orbit: An orbital maneuver that moves a spacecraft from one circular...
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  • by eccentricity Circular orbit Elliptic orbit Transfer orbit (Hohmann transfer orbit Bi-elliptic transfer orbit) Parabolic orbit Hyperbolic orbit Radial...
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    by eccentricity Circular orbit Elliptic orbit Transfer orbit (Hohmann transfer orbit Bi-elliptic transfer orbit) Parabolic orbit Hyperbolic orbit Radial...
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    trajectory analysts. To go to another planet using the simple low-energy Hohmann transfer orbit, if eccentricity of orbits is not a factor, launch periods are...
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    by eccentricity Circular orbit Elliptic orbit Transfer orbit (Hohmann transfer orbit Bi-elliptic transfer orbit) Parabolic orbit Hyperbolic orbit Radial...
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    main ways to get to lunar orbit from Earth: direct transfer, low thrust transfer and low-energy transfer. These take 3–4 days, [word missing] months or 2...
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    weather in the Pacific Ocean. Launch opportunities for a fuel-saving Hohmann transfer orbit occur every 26 months, in this case the next two would be in...
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    requirements, and appear to be the lowest-energy transfers possible, even lower than the common Hohmann transfer orbit that has dominated orbital navigation...
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