Oberth effect

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Etymology

Named after the physicist Hermann Oberth, who described the concept in 1927.

Noun

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  1. (astronauticsCategory:en:Astronautics#OBERTHEFFECT) The concept that the most efficient place for spacecraft to change velocity is at the periapsis (the lowest point of an orbit).
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