Orbital mechanics / edited by Vladimir A. Chobotov.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chobotov, Vladimir A.

Series:

AIAA education series.

AIAA education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orbital mechanics.

Artificial satellites--Orbits.

Artificial satellites.

Navigation (Astronautics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (450 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Reston, Va. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A graduate level textbook and a ready reference for the professional, this classic text covers every basic aspect of orbital mechanics, from celestial relationships to the problems of space debris.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""About the Authors""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Chapter 1. Basic Concepts""; ""1.1 A Historical Perspective""; ""1.2 Velocity and Acceleration""; ""Problems""; ""Selected Solutions""; ""Chapter 2. Celestial Relationships""; ""2.1 Coordinate Systems""; ""2.2 Time Systems""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3. Keplerian Orbits""; ""3.1 Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation""; ""3.2 General and Restricted Two-Body Problem""; ""3.3 Conservation of Mechanical Energy""; ""3.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum""

""3.5 Orbital Parameters of a Satellite""""3.6 Orbital Elements""; ""References""; ""Problems""; ""Selected Solutions""; ""Chapter 4. Position and Velocity as a Function of Time""; ""4.1 General Relationships""; ""4.2 Solving Kepler's Equation""; ""4.3 A Universal Approach""; ""4.4 Expressions with f and g""; ""4.5 Summary of the Universal Approach""; ""4.6 The Classical Element Set""; ""4.7 The Rectangular Coordinate System""; ""4.8 Modified Classical to Cartesian Transformation""; ""4.9 Rectangular to Modified Classical Elements Transformation""

""4.10 The Spherical (ADBARV) Coordinate System""""4.11 Rectangular to Spherical Transformation""; ""4.12 Spherical to Rectangular Transformation""; ""4.13 The Earth-Relative Spherical (LDBARV) Coordinate System""; ""4.14 Geodetic and Geocentric Altitudes""; ""4.15 Converting from Perigee/Apogee Radii to Perigee/Apogee Altitudes""; ""4.16 Converting from Perigee/Apogee Altitudes to Perigee/Apogee Radii""; ""References""; ""Problems""; ""Selected Solutions""; ""Chapter 5. Orbital Maneuvers""; ""5.1 Orbital Energy""; ""5.2 Single-Impulse Maneuvers""

""5.3 Single- and Two-Impulse Transfer Comparison for Coplanar Transfers Between Elliptic Orbits That Differ Only in Their Apsidal Orientation""""5.4 Hohmann Transfer""; ""5.5 The Bi-elliptic Transfer""; ""5.6 Restricted Three-Impulse Plane Change Maneuver for Circular Orbits""; ""5.7 General Three-Impulse Plane Change Maneuver for Circular Orbit""; ""5.8 Hohmann Transfer with Split-Plane Change""; ""5.9 Bi-elliptic Transfer with Split-Plane Change""; ""5.10 Transfer Between Coplanar Elliptic Orbits""; ""References""; ""Problems""; ""Selected Solutions""

""Chapter 6. Complications to Impulsive Maneuvers""""6.1 N-Impulse Maneuvers""; ""6.2 Fixed-Impulse Transfers""; ""6.3 Finite-Duration Burns: Gravity Losses""; ""6.4 Very Low Thrust Transfers""; ""References""; ""Problems""; ""Selected Solutions""; ""Chapter 7. Relative Motion in Orbit""; ""7.1 Space Rendezvous""; ""7.2 Terminal Rendezvous""; ""7.3 Applications of Rendezvous Equations""; ""7.4 An Exact Analytical Solution for Two-Dimensional Relative Motion""; ""7.5 Optimal Multiple-Impulse Rendezvous""; ""References""; ""Problems""; ""Selected Solutions""

""Chapter 8. Introduction to Orbit Perturbations""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60086-225-X

1-60086-097-4

1-60119-208-8

OCLC:

922978918