halo orbit
halo orbit · halo orbits
Halo-Orbit
A periodic, three-dimensional orbit about any one of the Lagrange points L₁, L₂ or L₃…A periodic, three-dimensional orbit about any one of the Lagrange points L₁, L₂ or L₃ of a two-body gravitational system.
Meaning
1 sensesA periodic, three-dimensional orbit about any one of the Lagrange points L₁, L₂ or L₃ of a two-body gravitational system.
Halo-Orbit
Translations
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By meaning 1
type of orbit about a Lagrange point:
Origin
First used by NASA mission specialist Robert W. Farquhar in 1966 for calculated orbits aroFirst used by NASA mission specialist Robert W. Farquhar in 1966 for calculated orbits around the Earth–Moon L₂ point which required the use of thrusters to be made periodic.
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Forms
plural: halo orbits| Singular | halo orbit |
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regular