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
Apogee Stadium turbines, which were installed in February 2012. To fund the turbine project, the Texas State Energy Conservation Office allocated $2 million in federal stimulus funds to the university. The turbines each have three blades and are expected to produce a combined of energy per year, which would account for roughly six percent of the athletics department's power grid in the area. The turbines are also expected to offset of carbon dioxide emissions. The stadium's sustainable design features have earned praise and awards from media outlets and industry groups. In 2011, Apogee Stadium became the first newly built stadium to achieve