apoastro

Noun masculine C1 #5817 most common

Translations

Used in astronomy to refer to the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited.

El satélite alcanzó su apoastro en el momento exacto para realizar las mediciones.

The satellite reached its apoapsis at the exact moment to take measurements.

El apoastro de la órbita del satélite se encuentra a miles de kilómetros de distancia.

The apoapsis of the satellite's orbit is located thousands of kilometers away.