ASCBC LAS1 Military Application of
Orbital Mechanics fully solved
How are satellites traveling around the earth? - correct answer ✔✔Falling due to gravity
What are the basic terms that describe an orbit. - correct answer ✔✔Period
Apogee
Perigee
Prograde
Retrograde
Define Period - correct answer ✔✔How long the satellite takes to orbit the earth one time
Define Apogee - correct answer ✔✔point of orbit that's furthest away from earth (Slowest Movement)
Define Perigee - correct answer ✔✔point of orbit that's closest to earth (Fastest Movement)
Define Prograde - correct answer ✔✔orbit rotates with the earth's rotation
Define Retrograde - correct answer ✔✔orbit rotates against the earth's natural rotation
What are Kepler's three laws? - correct answer ✔✔Law of Orbits
Law of Areas
Law of Periods
What is the takeaway from Kepler's Law of Orbits? - correct answer ✔✔orbits of the planets are ellipses
with the sun at a focus (Distance from foci to point on ellipse is constant)
Orbital Mechanics fully solved
How are satellites traveling around the earth? - correct answer ✔✔Falling due to gravity
What are the basic terms that describe an orbit. - correct answer ✔✔Period
Apogee
Perigee
Prograde
Retrograde
Define Period - correct answer ✔✔How long the satellite takes to orbit the earth one time
Define Apogee - correct answer ✔✔point of orbit that's furthest away from earth (Slowest Movement)
Define Perigee - correct answer ✔✔point of orbit that's closest to earth (Fastest Movement)
Define Prograde - correct answer ✔✔orbit rotates with the earth's rotation
Define Retrograde - correct answer ✔✔orbit rotates against the earth's natural rotation
What are Kepler's three laws? - correct answer ✔✔Law of Orbits
Law of Areas
Law of Periods
What is the takeaway from Kepler's Law of Orbits? - correct answer ✔✔orbits of the planets are ellipses
with the sun at a focus (Distance from foci to point on ellipse is constant)
