Bundle For SPST 305 Orbital Mechanics - Updated 2023

1. What is the linear momentum of a 27,500 kg spacecraft moving at 28,000 km per hour? p ⃑=mV ⃑( p=mV ) 28,000 km per hour = 7777.7778 m/s p ⃑=(27,500kg)(7777.7778m/s) p ⃑=213,888,889.5 kg·m/s 2. A 125 g rock is wedged in a tire that has a diameter of 0.70 meters. The moment of inertia...

Magnitude of Vectors R=√(7626) 2 +(4972) 2 +(806) 2=9139 km V=√(0.626) 2 +(−0.690) 2 +(−6.160) 2=6.230 km/s 1. Determine the size of the size (semimajor axis) of this orbit. ε= V 2 2 − μ R ε= (6.230 km/s) 2 2 − 3.986 x105 km3 /s 2 9139 km ε=−24.208 km...

A satellite is launched into a low-Earth (parking) orbit with an altitude of 222 km and need to be moved into a geosynchronous orbit with an altitude of 38,622 km. Based on this information, perform the following 12 calculations: 222 km + 6378 km = 6600 km 38622 km + 6378 km = 45000 km 1. Deter...

Answer these 8 questions based on the following information: A rocket is launched from Kwajalein Missile Range in the Marshall Islands (9.24 degrees N, 267.29 degrees E) that is delivering a microsatellite to a parking orbit with a right ascension of the ascending node of 123 degrees at an inclin...