MEANING
The point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited.
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- apoapsis altitude
- reach apoapsis
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The probe reached apoapsis over the night side.
A short burn raised the apoapsis.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular apoapsis; plural apoapsides. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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