(n.) The point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite when it is nearest the earth; -- opposed to apogee\.

Earth insertion LEM LM abutment abuttal adjacency adjoiningness aphelion apogee apposition appulse astronomical longitude attitude-control rocket autumnal equinox ballistic capsule burn capsule celestial equator celestial longitude celestial meridian circle colures conjugation conjunction connection conterminousness contiguity coterminousness deep-space ship docking docking maneuver ecliptic equator equinoctial equinoctial circle equinoctial colure equinox ferry rocket fuel ship galactic longitude geocentric longitude geodetic longitude great circle heliocentric longitude injection insertion junction juxtaposition longitude lunar excursion module lunar module manned rocket meridian module moon ship multistage rocket orbit parking orbit perihelion period reentry rocket shuttle rocket small circle soft landing solstitial colure space capsule space docking space rocket spacecraft spaceship syzygy trajectory union vernal equinox zodiac zone