apogee🔊

(astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.

(astronomy, more generally) The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is farthest from the planet: the apoapsis of any satellite. +

(possibly archaic outside astrology) The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is farthest from the Earth.

(figurative) The highest point. +