Reboost

A '''reboost''' is the process of boosting the altitude of an artificial satellite in Low Earth Orbit<ref>{{cite web|title=Rocket Blasts Satellite Toward a Proper Orbit|first=Robert W.|last=Stewart|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-05-15-mn-2239-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|date=1992-05-15|access-date=2017-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=STS-49 (Intelsat/Asem) Mission Profile|url=https://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/factsheet/sts49_factsheet.html|website=NASA.gov|publisher=NASA|accessdate=2017-01-05}}</ref><ref name="NASA 93-224">{{cite web|title=NASA Succeeds with Gamma-Ray Observatory Reboost|url=https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/1993/93-224.txt|first1=Donald L.|last1=Savage|first2=Michael|last2=Finneran|website=NASA.gov|publisher=NASA|location=Washington, D.C.|page=2|accessdate=2017-01-05}}</ref> in order to delay its atmospheric re-entry due to orbital decay.<ref name="NASA 93-224" />

==See also== * Orbital station-keeping * {{section link|International Space Station|Orbit}} * {{section link|Specific orbital energy|Applying thrust}}

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Category:Orbital maneuvers