Perigee

/pˈɛɹɪd‍ʒˌiː/

/pˈɛɹɪdʒˌiː/

Perigee

periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth

antonyms : apogee

Examples

1. And then we had two perigee burns close to the earth, PM1 and PM2.

2. In every orbit - they go from their lowest position - perigee, to the highest position - apogee, and back.

3. Second, the Moon has to be at its closest position to Earth, also called perigee.

4. And at the perigee of the orbit, or the lowest point, it dips into the Earth's atmosphere and basically burns back up.