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
Jordi Sort Viñas replacing hazardous or toxic compositions in miniaturized devices and coatings with innovative environmentally-friendly materials. From an Academic point of view, Prof. Sort is actively involved in teaching, participating in different Subjects from the Physics and Nanoscience Degrees, the Master of Materials Science and Technology at UAB (which he coordinated during the period 2009-2011) and the Master of Nanotechnology and Materials Science. He was also the Coordinator of the Doctorate Program in Materials Science at UAB during the period 2011-2014. Prof. Sort has received the Jordi Porta i Jué’s Prize awarded by the Catalan Physical Society (2000), the Young Researcher Award