orbit
curved path of an object around a point
parking orbit
temporary orbit used during the launch of a satellite or other space probe
graveyard orbit
supersynchronous orbit where spacecraft are intentionally placed at the end of their operational life
planetary orbit
orbit of a planet, usually around a star
Rosetta
type of orbit
synchronous orbit
orbit of an astronomical body equal to that body's average rotational period
highly elliptical orbit
type of orbit around an astronomical body
frozen orbit
orbit for an artificial satellite in which natural drifting due to the central body's shape has been minimized by careful selection of the orbital parameters
circular orbit
orbit with a fixed distance from the barycenter
retrograde motion
orbit or rotation of an astronomical body opposite that of its primary body
osculating orbit
orbital perturbations
box orbit
type of gravitational orbit seen in triaxial systems
near-equatorial orbit
type of orbit around an astronomical body that lies close to its equatorial plane
lunar orbit
orbit of an object around the Moon
halo orbit
periodic, three-dimensional orbit near the L1, L2 or L3 Lagrange points in the three-body problem of orbital mechanics
EEO
Type of orbit
inclined orbit
orbital plane that is tipped away from the equator
elliptic orbit
Kepler orbit with an eccentricity of less than 1
retrograde orbit
orbit of an astronomical body opposite the direction of rotation of the primary body
interplanetary transport network
collection of gravitationally determined pathways through the Solar System that require very little energy for an object to follow
horseshoe orbit
type of co-orbital motion of a small orbiting body relative to a larger orbiting body
non-inclined orbit
orbital plane that is not inclined to a plane of reference