@Julio's excellent answer describes a flight path angle, and explains that it is the angle between the tangential direction (perpendicular to the radial vector to the central body) and the current

Nov 20, 2024 · I am currently studying the book Space Flight Dynamics by Craig A. Kluever. In the book, it is given as follows. Figure 3.2 shows the geocentric-equatorial coordinate system for Earth-orbiting …

Jun 30, 2017 · What is the difference between true anomaly and mean anomaly in orbital mechanics? I want to understand the physical meaning of mean anomaly, for example true anomaly is the angular …

Given two spacecraft (let's say, the ISS and an unmanned resupply capsule), how do the two spacecraft rendezvous with each other in space? If they're moving at the same speed in space, they'll never

Jun 6, 2020 · We know from Hohmann or bi-elliptic transfer maneuvers that a burn in the tangential direction of an orbit changes the radius of the orbit. But what happens to an object in orbit, when …

Nov 20, 2015 · I've dealt with orbital mechanics in the past but this seems like a whole new ball game. At this point I just need a few numbers to work with (max g load, heat flux and max temp) so that I …

Sep 20, 2016 · This should be fairly straightforward, but, how do I get the semi-major axis (a) from at TLE. For example if I have the TLE: 1 25544U 98067A 01260.91843750 .00059354 00000-0 74277 …

Jun 4, 2020 · Assuming that desired inclination is achieved during the launch, how are the target altitude and RAAN usually achieved in satellite missions, if the launch could only place the satellite on a diffe...

Dec 12, 2017 · orbital-mechanics orbit trajectory orbital-elements calculation Improve this question edited Dec 18, 2017 at 18:41 asked Dec 12, 2017 at 0:30

May 22, 2024 · I was looking at Poliastro/Hapsira python code determining orbital elements from the position and velocity vector. On this line, argp or $\\omega$ is determined as (if my understanding of …