orbital velocity
the minimum velocity at which a body must move to maintain a given orbit.
- Compare circular velocity.
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How to use orbital velocity in a sentence
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.
But, because of it's great mass, our orbital velocity is something terrific!
Islands of Space | John W CampbellOur orbital velocity is seven hundred thousand kilometers per second!
Islands of Space | John W CampbellAt the orbital velocity of the ship, focussing on the star was indeed a difficult thing to do.
Islands of Space | John W CampbellIts orbital velocity, I later computed, was some twenty-two miles a second.
In many cases the orbital velocity has been approximately ascertained.
Aether and Gravitation | William George Hooper
British Dictionary definitions for orbital velocity
the velocity required by a spacecraft, satellite, etc, to enter and maintain a given orbit
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