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A minimum energy transfer orbit is a hohmann transfer orbit. A hohmann transfer orbit requires the smallest amount of delta V as the first burn is at periapsis (closes point to body being orbited) and the second burn is at apoapsis. For a planetary transfer the minimum energy launch windows occur at intervals of the target planets synodic period in relation to the departure planet.

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