mid-course correction
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Roman used far less fuel than expected during its first course correction, carried additional propellant at launch, and is projected to conserve even more during its second mid-course correction and orbital insertion.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
An exceptionally precise first mid-course correction, combined with other fuel savings, could more than double the observatory's potential lifetime in space.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Because the spacecraft was lighter, it required less fuel for its mid-course correction.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Thus Jovian gravity could be used, in effect, to gain both thrust and a mid-course correction without the expenditure of fuel.
From Time Magazine Archive
After a successful mid-course correction of trajectory, Tass announced that the spacecraft Lunik V was expected to touch down on the lunar plain called the Sea of Clouds at 10:15 p.m.
From Time Magazine Archive
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