Orbital Burns

Experiment with firing a rocket to change its orbit. See how this affects semi-major axis, eccentricity, and the orientation of the orbit. Rocket burns are assumed to happen on a much shorter time scale than an orbit, so that the position of the spacecraft does not change significantly during the burn.

 

Keith Harrison —

 
Tipo di risorsa
Attività
Tag
aerospace  physics 
Gruppo di riferimento (età)
13 – 19+
Lingua
English
 
 
 
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