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insertion. An orbit insertion maneuver involves either deceleration from a speed in excess of the respective body's escape velocity, or acceleration to it from a lower speed.

When the result is a transfer orbit, e.g. a descent orbit insertion, the maneuver is an orbit injection.

Orbit types

Orbits are periodic or quasi-periodic trajectories, usually around a central celestial body

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