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    A transfer orbit is an intermediate orbit used to move an object like a satellite from one orbit to another. There are different types of transfer orbits including Hohmann transfer orbits which use an elliptical path to efficiently move between circular orbits of different altitudes in the same plane, bi-elliptic transfers which are slower but potentially more efficient, and geostationary transfer orbits which are usually Hohmann transfers used to reach geostationary orbit.

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    A transfer orbit is an intermediate orbit used to move an object like a satellite from one orbit to another. There are different types of transfer orbits including Hohmann transfer orbits which use an elliptical path to efficiently move between circular orbits of different altitudes in the same plane, bi-elliptic transfers which are slower but potentially more efficient, and geostationary transfer orbits which are usually Hohmann transfers used to reach geostationary orbit.

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    A transfer orbit is an intermediate orbit used to move an object like a satellite from one orbit to another. There are different types of transfer orbits including Hohmann transfer orbits which use an elliptical path to efficiently move between circular orbits of different altitudes in the same plane, bi-elliptic transfers which are slower but potentially more efficient, and geostationary transfer orbits which are usually Hohmann transfers used to reach geostationary orbit.

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    Transfer orbit

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    A transfer orbit is an intermediate stage in orbital mechanics that is used to move a satellite or
    other object from one orbit to another.
    There are several different types of transfer obit, which vary in their energy efficiency and speed of
    transfer. These include:

    Hohmann transfer orbit, an elliptical orbit used to transfer a spacecraft between two circular
    orbits of different altitudes in the same plane

    Bi-elliptic transfer, a slower method of transfer, but one that may be more efficient than a
    Hohmann transfer orbit

    Geostationary transfer orbit or geosynchronous transfer orbit is usually also a Hohmann


    transfer orbit

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