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You wouldn’t want to do it with a satellite and I’ve only ever heard of it being called a slingshot (which usually refers to the device pictured in the meme, likely increasing clarity) or a gravity assist.

The motion does seem to be more accurate though.

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d00ery@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Good point! A satellite is more likely to orbit a planet monitoring things I guess? It’s been a while since I’ve played Kerbal Space Program!

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- Ziglin@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Satellites are objects orbiting a planet or some other smaller object. One could argue that it is a satellite on the way though too.
  
  I find the idea of an object like the moon doing a gravity assist around Jupiter to get to us very amusing.
  
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