trans-Mars injection
English edit
Noun edit
trans-Mars injection (plural trans-Mars injections)
- (astrodynamics) an orbital burn (rocket firing) used to change orbit from local orbit, to a Mars transfer orbit (a Solar orbit that will intercept the planet Mars).
Coordinate terms edit
- Mars transfer orbit, MTO
- trans-lunar injection, TLI
- lunar transfer orbit, LTO
- geostationary transfer orbit, GTO
- geosynchronous transfer orbit, GTO
Derived terms edit
- TMI (abbreviation)