P/2 orbit

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English

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Noun

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P/2 orbit (plural P/2 orbits)

  1. (space flight) A lunar-resonant orbit about the Earth with a period of 1/2 that of the Moon's (P/2 is an orbit that is approximately a fortnight long)

Coordinate terms

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(orbits about the Earth)

  • LEO (low Earth orbit)
  • MEO (medium Earth orbit)
  • HEO (high Earth orbit)
  • GEO (geostationary equatorial Earth orbit)
  • GTO (geostationary transfer Earth orbit)
  • GSO (geosynchronous Earth orbit)
  • SSO (Sun synchronous Earth orbit)
  • ICO (intermediate circular Earth orbit)
  • LTO (Lunar transfer Earth orbit)

(general orbits)

  • GEO (geostationary equatorial orbit)
  • GTO (geostationary transfer orbit)
  • GSO (geosynchronous orbit)
  • SSO (Sun synchronous orbit)
  • ICO (intermediate circular orbit)