parking orbit
noun Aerospace.
a temporary orbit in which a spacecraft awaits the next phase of its mission.
Origin of parking orbit
First recorded in 1955–60
Words nearby parking orbit
parking,
parking brake,
parking disc,
parking lot,
parking meter,
parking orbit,
parking ramp,
parking strip,
parking ticket,
parkinson,
parkinson's disease
British Dictionary definitions for parking orbit
parking orbit
noun
an orbit around the earth or moon in which a spacecraft can be placed temporarily in order to prepare for the next step in its programme