orbital velocity

noun

1. the minimum velocity at which a body must move to maintain a given orbit.

orbital velocity

noun

1. the velocity required by a spacecraft, satellite, etc, to enter and maintain a given orbit

Example Sentences

The successful test in December still proved out the viability of Astra’s model — though it fell slightly short of achieving orbital velocity for actual payload delivery.

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But, because of it's great mass, our orbital velocity is something terrific!

From Project Gutenberg

Our orbital velocity is seven hundred thousand kilometers per second!

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At the orbital velocity of the ship, focussing on the star was indeed a difficult thing to do.

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Its orbital velocity, I later computed, was some twenty-two miles a second.

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In many cases the orbital velocity has been approximately ascertained.

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