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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The study of the motion of rockets and spacecraft, usually from Newton's laws of motion, Newtonian gravity, and Kepler's laws uncountable
2. 2
   the branch of astronomy that studies the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

orbital mechanics

Etymology

From astro- + dynamics.

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