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

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
aerospace  physics 
Target Group (Age)
13 – 19+
Language
English
 
 
 
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