Transfer orbit can mean one of the following: ...
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an orbit in which a spacecraft may be placed temporarily whilst being transferred from an initial orbit, or the launching trajectory, to another orbit NOTE - A transfer orbit is often an elliptical orbit between two circular orbits.
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Click images to enlargeElliptical path followed by a spacecraft moving from one orbit to another, designed to save fuel although at the expense of a longer journey time. Space probes have often travelled to other planets on transfer orbits. A probe aimed at Venus has to be `slowed down` relative to the Earth, so...
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