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Moon Orbit Transfer Speed Calculation

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Moon Orbit Transfer Speed Calculation

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Review Problem

A space vehicle is in a circular orbit of 2200-km radius around the moon. To transfer it to a
smaller circular orbit of 2080-km radius, the vehicle is first placed on an elliptic path AB by
reducing its speed by 26.3 m/s as it passes through A. Knowing that the mass of the moon is
73.49×1021 kg, determine (a) the speed of the vehicle as it approaches B on the elliptic path,
(b) the amount by which its speed should be reduced as it approaches B to insert it into the
smaller circular orbit. (G) 1535 5 m /s : .
.

( b) -
15 8 m /s
.

(Constant of gravitation G = 66.73×10-12 m3/kg·s2)

= man V
(
Gnm
=
m -
=

(
r

Ln
.
g)
-GM - n 3 x ( im (g
s (
V b 6 3. 49 ol
-
)
(

← =

2200 km

(VA) trde 3
=
1493 ,
0m (s 2200x 103 m × 1466 .
9 m /s = 2080 ×( . mXVB
VA 1493 VB
=
6 m /s 26 3 mls 1466 nm / s 1551 3m / s
.
- = =
.

. .

conservaton
angular momentum ) )U(circde =
( 5m 5 5m / s
.

15m 5 5 - 1551 . - 15 %
/ KUB
3

HmuA rBmVp
=
= .

2 - 16

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