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

 
Type de ressources
Activité
Balises
aerospace  physics 
Tranche d'âges
13 – 19+
Langue
English
 
 
 
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