Hohmann Transfers is related to Satellite Launch
Q. Hohmann Transfer is related to- Published on 16 Sep 16a. Organ transplant
b. Satellite Launch
c. Moving of Celestial Bodies in Universe
d. Movement of Planets in our Solar System
ANSWER: Satellite Launch
- A Hohmann Transfer is an orbital manoeuvre that transfers a satellite or spacecraft from one circular orbit to another. It was invented by a German scientist in 1925 and is the most fuel efficient way to get from one circular orbit to another circular orbit.
- Because the Hohmann Transfer is the most fuel efficient way to move a spacecraft, it is a fairly slow process and is used mostly for transferring spacecraft shorter distances.
- In orbital mechanics, the Hohmann transfer orbit is an elliptical orbit used to transfer between two circular orbits of different radii in the same plane.
- The orbital manoeuvre to perform the Hohmann transfer, the satellite uses two engine impulses, one to move a spacecraft onto the transfer orbit and a second to move off it.
