aerocapture

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Synonyms: aeroculture

Antonyms: aeroculture

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|rocketry}} A form of [[aerobraking]] in which a [[spacecraft]] uses [[atmospheric]] [[drag]] to [[decelerate]] from a [[hyperbolic]] [[trajectory]] into a [[closed]] [[orbit]], eliminating the need for a large orbital-[[insertion]] [[burn]] and requiring only small [[correction]] burns to [[raise]] the spacecraft's [[periapsis]] out of the atmosphere.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To perform (an) [[#Noun|aerocapture]].

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