- and the
greatest distance the
apocynthion (/ˌæpəˈsɪnθiən/). The
terms perilune and apolune, as well as
periselene and
aposelene are also used.
Since the...
-
descent orbit insertion burn was
performed to
reduce speed and drop the LM's
perilune to
within about 50,000 feet (15 km) of the surface,
about 260 nautical...
- in
order to
optimize the
operation of
various experiments,
lowering the
perilune to as
little as 25 km. Luna 22 was the
second of two "advanced"
lunar orbiters...
- and 19
September the
perilune was
decreased to 15.1 km, as well as the
inclination altered in
preparation for landing. At
perilune at 05:12 UTC on 20 September...
- aposelene. When
closest to the Moon (at periapsis) it is said to be at
perilune, pericynthion, or periselene.
These derive from
names or
epithets of the...
-
orbit about the Moon, at a 60° inclination. On 13 and 14 January, the
perilune was
lowered to 16 km altitude. On 15
January after 40 orbits, the braking...
-
Descent orbit insertion,
which takes it to a
perilune of
about 50,000 feet (15 km).
Powered descent At
perilune, the
descent engine fires again to
start the...
-
lunar flyby transfer method for
geosynchronous satellites having multiple perilune stages",
filed May 15, 1998 J. Fisher, "AsiaSat Rescue: The Real Story...
- into a 90 by 100 km (56 by 62 mi)
lunar orbit. On
January 13 and 14, the
perilune was
lowered to 16 km (9.9 mi) altitude. On
January 15, 1973,
after 40 orbits...
-
injection burn and
enter a near-rectilinear halo
orbit around the Moon, with a
perilune of 1,500 km (930 mi)
occurring over the
north pole and an
apolune of 70...
