trans-Mars injection

English

Noun

trans-Mars injection (plural trans-Mars injections)

  1. (Solar System astrodynamics) an orbital burn (rocket firing) used to change orbit from local orbit, to a Mars transfer orbit (a Solar orbit that will intercept the planet Mars).

Coordinate terms
  • Mars transfer orbit, MTO
  • trans-lunar injection, LTI
  • lunar transfer orbit, LTO
  • geostationary transfer orbit, GTO
  • geosynchronous transfer orbit, GTO

Derived terms
  • TMI (abbreviation)
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