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noun
An elliptical orbit used to transfer between two circular orbits of different radii in the same plane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
Named after German scientist Walter Hohmann, who described it in 1925.
Across languages
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