trans-Mars injection
English
Noun
trans-Mars injection (plural trans-Mars injections)
- (Solar System 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
- Mars transfer orbit, MTO
- trans-lunar injection, LTI
- lunar transfer orbit, LTO
- geostationary transfer orbit, GTO
- geosynchronous transfer orbit, GTO
Derived terms
- TMI (abbreviation)