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.
SpaceX successfully launches astronauts with a re-used Dragon spacecraft for the first time | Darrell Etherington | April 23, 2021 | TechCrunch

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