In orbital mechanics, a distant retrograde orbit (DRO) is an highly stable retrograde orbit around the smaller of two bodies, passing outside the system's L1 and L2 Lagrange points. It is typically discussed in spacecraft orbits of natural satellites.
In orbital mechanics, a distant retrograde orbit (DRO) is an highly stable retrograde orbit around the smaller of two bodies, passing outside the system's L1 and L2 Lagrange points. It is typically discussed in spacecraft orbits of natural satellites.
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