Orbital Mechanics
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Orbital Mechanics
£4.50
Topics in this product include the two-body problem, Kepler's equation and classical orbital elements, position and velocity vectors, and single-impulse manoeuvres including the Hohmann transfer.
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PropulsionPage-by-page contents
Propulsion
Page-by-page contents
- 01Kepler’s Laws, Newton’s laws
- 02N-body problem
- 032-body problem
- 04Motion of the body, specific mechanical energy of a satellite, specific angular momentum
- 05Solution to 2-body problem, eccentricity, orbit, ellipse, parabola, hyperbola
- 06Example
- 07Kepler’s equation, eccentric anomaly, auxiliary circle, orbital ellipse, using kepler’s equation
- 08Geocentric equatorial coordinates, vernal equinox, classical orbital elements
- 09Finding position and velocity, orbital frame, position and velocity vectors, inertial frame, example
- 10Example
- 11Single impulse maneuvers, inclination change, Hohmann transfer
- 12Low thrust orbital transfers
- 13Mission analysis, optimising payload mass, Stuhlinger velocity, objective function
- 14Example