apogee

Farthest from Earth

Apogee is the point in an orbit farthest from Earth—the moon's apogee, a satellite's apogee.

By extension, apogee means the highest point or peak of anything: the apogee of her career, the apogee of Roman power.

The opposite is perigee.

peak

summit

Peak or diplomatic gathering

culminationHighest or final point
apexUppermost point or culmination
pinnacleUtmost summit or spire

zenith · acme · heights · crest · vertex · top · crown · capstone · meridian · high-water mark

orbital

perihelion

Orbital point nearest sun

apocenterOrbital point most remote
pericenterOrbital minimum distance point
satelliteOrbiting celestial body

spacecraft · trajectory · elliptical · eccentricity · geosynchronous · altitude · orbital · revolution · inclination · period

narrative

climax

Point of greatest intensity

crescendoGradual increase in loudness
finaleConcluding part of performance
highlightMost notable part

watershed · turning point · denouement · crowning moment · triumph · achievement · career peak · golden age · heyday · prime

Categories

spacespace, sun, moon, stars, star
aerospaceairplane, helicopter, rocket, rockets, spacecraft
moonfull moon, lunar, crescent moon, new moon, half moon
space termsmoon, star, planet, rocket, satellite
spaceflightlaunch, astronaut, spacecraft, liftoff, orbit
rocketryrocket, rockets, rocket fuel, rocket engine, rocket engines

Opposites

orbital distance

Orbit's closest point

perihelion · closest approach · pericenter

achievement/success level

apogeenadir

Lowest possible point

low point · bottom · rock bottom · depths · abyss

temporal position in a cycle

apogeebeginning

Initial stage of something

inception · genesis · origin · dawn · outset

Family

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