apogee
/ˈæ.pə.dʒi/
Misollar
- The satellite is at its apogee.
- The launch of the satellite marked the apogee of the space program.
ot noun
- The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is furthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- (more generally) The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is farthest from the planet: the apoapsis of any satellite.
- (possibly obsolete outside astrology) The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is furthest from the Earth.
- The highest point.
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