(from the article `rocket and missile system`) The flight path of a ballistic missile has three successive phases. In the first, called the boost phase, the rocket engine (or engines, if the ...
The path followed by the center of gravity of a spacecraft during flight; also known as the spacecraft`s trajectory. The path is tracked with reference to any point on Earth, or it may be tracked with reference to a star.
the route that an aircraft, space vehicle, or missile follows as it travels through the air
[n] - the path of an aircraft or rocket through the air
the trajectory of a moving aircraft or spacecraft relative to a fixed reference.