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For a given earth satellite with given angular momentum f,
Chapter 8, Problem 8.28(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
For a given earth satellite with given angular momentum f, show that the distance of closest approach rmin on a parabolic orbit is half the radius of the circular orbit.
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QUESTION:
For a given earth satellite with given angular momentum f, show that the distance of closest approach rmin on a parabolic orbit is half the radius of the circular orbit.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
The distance of the closest approach is given as,
Here, is the force constant, is the angular momentum and is eccentricity.