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 of the year (Norway) Administration, a government agency called NAV in Norwegian. The word is primarily used for youth who stay out of work for some time. The word was in 2012 used among youth themselves, but also among commentators and politicians who expressed worry that young people were abusing the system and not trying hard enough to get a job or start studying. Critics of the choice claimed the word was derogatory and added to stigmatisation of people who receive welfare benefits. "Sakte-TV" () was named word of the year. The word refers to a series of popular NRK live "marathon" coverage of