Apogee kick motor possible. The mass of most geostationary satellites at the beginning of its operational life in geostationary orbit is roughly half that when it separated from its vehicle in geostationary transfer orbit, with the other half having been fuel expended in the apogee kick maneuver. 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
What Really Happened to the Class of '65? What Really Happened to the Class of '65? What Really Happened to the Class of '65? is a 1976 non-fiction book by Michael Medved and David Wallechinsky. Inspired by a 1965 "Time" magazine article, the authors follow up on the people of Palisades High School mentioned in the article, and the book mainly consists of that follow-up. There was at least one sequel, continuing the story from the point of view of a decade or more later. The book was later adapted into an anthology television series of the same name that aired on NBC from December 1977 to July