Apogee kick motor Apogee kick motor An apogee kick motor (AKM) refers to a rocket motor that is regularly employed on artificial satellites to provide the final impulse to change the trajectory from the transfer orbit into its final (most commonly circular) orbit. For a satellite launched from the Earth, the rocket firing is done at the highest point of the transfer orbit, known as the apogee, thus giving the engine its name. An apogee kick motor is used, for example, for satellites launched into a geostationary orbit. As the vast majority of geostationary satellite launches are carried out from spaceports at a
Word sort to help students who do not have extensive reading vocabularies focus on isolated sounds (Initial, final, or medial) within a spoken word. These sorts are often a child’s first introduction to word study and are most commonly used with students whose developmental skills are at the emergent, letter name-alphabetic, or early within word Spelling Stages. Word sort activities involve students comparing, contrasting, and classifying words - considering words from a variety of perspectives. Bear et al. emphasized the importance of comparing those words that do fit into a particular category with those that don't. This type of engagement with words