aerobraked
/ˈɛroʊˌbreɪkt/
verb
- Past tense of aerobrake; slowed a spacecraft using atmospheric drag.
- The rover aerobraked successfully as it entered the thin Martian atmosphere.
- Last year, the probe aerobraked around Jupiter to adjust its trajectory.
- The capsule aerobraked to a safe speed before deploying its parachutes.
Antonyms
adjective
- Having been slowed by atmospheric drag during spaceflight.
- An aerobraked satellite uses less fuel than one that relies only on rockets.
- Engineers analyzed the heat shield of the aerobraked vehicle.
- The aerobraked spacecraft entered a stable orbit around the planet.