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
What Can Be Done at This Point Be Done at This Point". It's also the sixth track on that album. What Can Be Done at This Point What Can Be Done at This Point is the third album by Mexican alternative rock singer, Elan. The album was released in early May 2007. The title track, "What Can Be Done at This Point", is a tribute to the deceased crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger. The track contains audio of the transmission between Challenger and mission control of the day of the tragedy. The track number 6, "Don't Want You in", was the lead single off the album.