Orbital high point (6 letters)

{ Answer }

APOGEE

{ Related Clues }

Moon's farthest point from earth
It's all downhill from here
Orbital feature
Most distant point
High point for Sputnik
Highest point in an orbit
Peak
Summit
Orbital extreme
Climax
Orbital far point
Zenith
Apex
Culmination
Orbital extremity
Orbital point
Highest or farthest point
Highest point
High point
The highest point
Farthest point

{ Tags }

all, apex, apogee, climax, culmination, distant, downhill, earth, extreme, far, farthest, here, high, highest, its, moons, orbit, orbital, peak, point, zenith

{ Notes }

The answer APOGEE is common and appears about once every 325 puzzles.

{ Definition }

APOGEE as a noun:

1. (apogee, culmination) = a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"

2. apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth