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orbital velocity
noun
- the minimum velocity at which a body must move to maintain a given orbit.
orbital velocity
noun
- the velocity required by a spacecraft, satellite, etc, to enter and maintain a given orbit
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The successful test in December still proved out the viability of Astra’s model — though it fell slightly short of achieving orbital velocity for actual payload delivery.
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But, because of it's great mass, our orbital velocity is something terrific!
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Our orbital velocity is seven hundred thousand kilometers per second!
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At the orbital velocity of the ship, focussing on the star was indeed a difficult thing to do.
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Its orbital velocity, I later computed, was some twenty-two miles a second.
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In many cases the orbital velocity has been approximately ascertained.
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