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by Teiresias

Fri Oct 27 2000 at 9:53:01

The point at which a body in an elliptical orbit is at its closest to the body it is orbiting

Otherwise known as the Perigee or the Perihelion.

perigee	aerobraking	perihelion	Oberth Effect
delta-v	Apoapsis	periapse	June 1, 2000
Wormhole	orbit

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