Lunar and Interplanetary Trajectories
This book provides readers with a clear description of the types of lunar and interplanetary trajectories, and how they influence satellite-system design. The description follows an engineering rather than a mathematical approach and includes many examples of lunar trajectories, based on real missio...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2016.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016. |
| Series: | Astronautical Engineering,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26983-2 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Launching to Interplanetary Orbits
- Transfer to a Planet
- Gravity Assist Manoeuvres
- Deep-Space Manoeuvres
- Lunar Transfers
- Arrival conditions at the planets
- Planetary Orbits
- Auxiliary Calculations.