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transfer orbit
noun
- the flight path of a space vehicle moving from a nearly circular orbit to one with different parameters.
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Now that the Crew Dragon is in its target transfer orbit, it’ll be making its way to rendezvous with the Space Station, which will take just under 24 hours.
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