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Stationkeeping is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Stationkeeping in a sentence

Stationkeeping meaning

  1. The maintenance of a ship's position relative to others in a fleet or convoy.
  2. The flying of aircraft in formation.
  3. The maintenance of a satellite in geosynchronous orbit over a desired spot.

Using Stationkeeping

  • The main meaning on this page is: The maintenance of a ship's position relative to others in a fleet or convoy. | The flying of aircraft in formation. | The maintenance of a satellite in geosynchronous orbit over a desired spot.
  • In the example corpus, stationkeeping often appears in combinations such as: stationkeeping and.

Context around Stationkeeping

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

provide 1× usual 1× south 1×

Often after:

orbit 1× tasks 1×

Sentence patterns with Stationkeeping

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

maintained a stationkeeping orbit as 1× north south stationkeeping and orbit 1× the usual stationkeeping tasks the 1× to provide stationkeeping and other 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as a passive 1× besides the usual 1× on those spacecraft 1× soviet bloc satellites 1×

Common sentence endings:

and docking system 1× and orbit raising 1× or payload pointing 1× to the spacecraft 1×

Words around Stationkeeping

Just before it in the word index:

stationing 34 stationhouse 2 stationhead 3 stationery 141 stationers 15 stationer 5

Just after it in the word index:

stationmaster 6 stations 4.868 statism 11 statist 17 statista 37 statistic 287

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Stationkeeping

  • In this selection, "stationkeeping" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, provide, usual, south, orbit and tasks stand out and add context to how "stationkeeping" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include maintained a stationkeeping orbit as and north south stationkeeping and orbit. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "stationkeeping" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with stationkeeping

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Besides the usual stationkeeping tasks, the BPT-4000 is also providing orbit raising capability to the spacecraft. (17 words)

Soviet bloc satellites have used electric propulsion for decades, and newer Western geo-orbiting spacecraft are starting to use them for north-south stationkeeping and orbit raising. (27 words)

On those spacecraft, he said, Xantus would be used in clusters of two or four to provide stationkeeping and other “precision maneuver” applications, such as for proximity operations or payload pointing. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

As a passive "target" vehicle, the Zvezda maintained a stationkeeping orbit as the Zarya-Unity vehicle performed the rendezvous and docking via ground control and the Russian automated rendezvous and docking system. (32 words)

On those spacecraft, he said, Xantus would be used in clusters of two or four to provide stationkeeping and other “precision maneuver” applications, such as for proximity operations or payload pointing. (31 words)

Soviet bloc satellites have used electric propulsion for decades, and newer Western geo-orbiting spacecraft are starting to use them for north-south stationkeeping and orbit raising. (27 words)

Example sentences (4)

On those spacecraft, he said, Xantus would be used in clusters of two or four to provide stationkeeping and other “precision maneuver” applications, such as for proximity operations or payload pointing.

As a passive "target" vehicle, the Zvezda maintained a stationkeeping orbit as the Zarya-Unity vehicle performed the rendezvous and docking via ground control and the Russian automated rendezvous and docking system.

Besides the usual stationkeeping tasks, the BPT-4000 is also providing orbit raising capability to the spacecraft.

Soviet bloc satellites have used electric propulsion for decades, and newer Western geo-orbiting spacecraft are starting to use them for north-south stationkeeping and orbit raising.

Common combinations with stationkeeping

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "stationkeeping" in a sentence?
An example: "On those spacecraft, he said, Xantus would be used in clusters of two or four to provide stationkeeping and other “precision maneuver” applications, such as for proximity operations or payload pointing." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "stationkeeping" from authentic English texts.
What does "stationkeeping" mean?
Stationkeeping means: The maintenance of a ship's position relative to others in a fleet or convoy.
How many example sentences with "stationkeeping" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "stationkeeping", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.