In a Hohmann transfer, the spacecraft travels along what path between the initial and final circular orbits?

In a Hohmann transfer, the spacecraft travels along what path between the initial and final circular orbits?

• A. A hyperbola.
• B. An ellipse that touches both the initial and final circular orbits.
• C. A circular orbit around the Sun.
• D. A straight-line impulse.

Answer: (B)