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This article deals with navigating a spacecraft from [[Moon|lunar]] [[Orbit|orbit]] to [[Low Earth Orbit]]. Leaving the moon for getting back to Earth or executing a '''Lunar-LEO transfer''' is not a trivial maneuver, as you not only want to leave the [[Sphere of influence|sphere of influence]] of the moon, but also want to enter a special orbit which brings you back to LEO.
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This maneuver is in general form called a "eject and transfer to a lower orbit", as you leave the sphere of influence of a [[celestial body]] (See: [[Eject maneuver]]) and additionally lower your orbit from the orbit of the parent body to a lower [[periapsis]].
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==External links==
 
*[[http://orbit.m6.net/v2/read.asp?id=22264 m6 Forum Thread]]
 
*[[http://orbit.m6.net/v2/read.asp?id=22264 m6 Forum Thread]]
 
*[[http://orbit.m6.net/v2/read.asp?id=22885 another m6 Forum Thread]]
 
*[[http://orbit.m6.net/v2/read.asp?id=22885 another m6 Forum Thread]]
  
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[[Category:Tutorials]]
 
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[[Category:Transfer tutorials]]

Latest revision as of 16:03, 14 October 2022

This article deals with navigating a spacecraft from lunar orbit to Low Earth Orbit. Leaving the moon for getting back to Earth or executing a Lunar-LEO transfer is not a trivial maneuver, as you not only want to leave the sphere of influence of the moon, but also want to enter a special orbit which brings you back to LEO.

This maneuver is in general form called a "eject and transfer to a lower orbit", as you leave the sphere of influence of a celestial body (See: Eject maneuver) and additionally lower your orbit from the orbit of the parent body to a lower periapsis.

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