Trans-Lunar Injection

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf spaceflight maneuver
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:TLI
gptkbp:category gptkb:satellite
lunar missions
orbital mechanics
gptkbp:describedBy NASA technical documents
spaceflight textbooks
gptkbp:first_used_by gptkb:Luna_1
gptkbp:first_used_in_year 1959
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Trans-Lunar Injection
gptkbp:involves firing a rocket engine
gptkbp:purpose to send a spacecraft from Earth orbit toward the Moon
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hohmann_transfer
gptkb:Trans-Mars_Injection
gptkbp:requires precise timing
calculated velocity change
gptkbp:result spacecraft entering a trajectory to intercept the Moon
gptkbp:used_in_mission gptkb:Apollo_program
gptkb:Artemis_program
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:TLI
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7