de-orbitn.
The act or process of moving out of orbit by a spacecraft. Also attributive, esp. as de-orbit burn.
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society > travel > air or space travel > space flight > [noun] > specific firing of rockets
retro-firing1956
retro-fire1959
de-orbit burn1967
society > travel > air or space travel > space flight > [noun] > a space shot or flight > course or trajectory of spacecraft > moving out of orbit
de-orbit1967
1967 New Scientist 16 Nov. 424 The critical factor will be to determine the moment of de-orbit.
1976 Times 4 Sept. 4/3 I guess I don't know whether that deorbit burn (the rocket firing) happened or not.
1981 Daily Tel. 15 Apr. 1/2 A second ‘de-orbit burn’ three minutes later jockeyed the craft into a nose-high position for re-entry.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
de-orbitv.
1. intransitive. Of a spacecraft, satellite, etc.: to leave or move out of orbit.
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society > travel > air or space travel > space flight > [verb (intransitive)] > go into orbit > come out of orbit
de-orbit1962
1962 Flight Internat. 81 64/1 The ability to orbit, manœuvre, rendezvous, ‘de-orbit’, re-enter and land..were cited by Mr Gardner as common needs for both military and scientific/exploration types of space systems.
1969 New Scientist 27 Feb. 449 (caption) CSM deorbits and command module separates from service module.
1985 Aerospace America Nov. 51/2 The entry capsule is separated, de-orbits, and enters the Martian atmosphere.
2. transitive. To send or take out of orbit.
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society > travel > air or space travel > space flight > [verb (transitive)] > send off (rocket or spacecraft) on its course > put in orbit > take out of orbit
de-orbit1963
1963 Atlantic Aug. 49 Warheads de-orbited from satellites could reach their targets..quickly.
1971 Physics Bull. Dec. 717/2 Salyut was eventually de-orbited and burnt up over the Pacific Ocean on 11 October.
1977 Aviation Week & Space Technol. 24 Oct. 45/2 NASA want to either reboost or deorbit the Skylab space station on that mission.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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