SS3011 Space Technology and Applications

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SS3011 Space Technology and Applications
SS3011 Space Technology and Applications Orbito
logy
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Introductionto Orbital Mechanics
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Gravitational Physics
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Orbital Velocity
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The "n-Body" Problem
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Gravitational Attraction on a 10,000 kg
Spacecraft
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Gravitational Attraction ofEarth Relative to Sun
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Gravitational Attraction ofEarth Relative to Moon
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The Two-Body Problem
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Kepler's laws
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Kepler's laws (concluded)
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Kepler's First LawConic Sections
Not in this course
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Circular Orbits
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Circular Orbits(contd)
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Elliptical Orbits
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What is an Ellipse?
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The GeneralEllipse Equation
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Ellipse Equation Earth Centered at origin
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Polar-Form of the Ellipse Equation
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Parameters of the Elliptical Orbit
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Homework
Homework (elliptical orbits)

• Read Sellers pp. 104-139

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HomeworkElliptical Orbits (cont'd)