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Introductory Orbit Dynamics

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  1. Fred P. J. Rimrott

    1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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Part of the book series: Grundlagen und Fortschritte der Ingenieurwissenschaften (GRFOING)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. The Simplified Two-Body Problem

    • Fred P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 1-10

  3. Kepler Orbits

    • Fred P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 11-38

  4. Orbit Insertion

    • Fred P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 39-50

  5. Transfer

    • Fred P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 51-70

  6. The Gravitational Potential

    • Fred P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 71-88

  7. Variation of Geometric Orbital Elements

    • Fred P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 89-100

  8. Secular Variations of the Orbital Elements

    • Fred P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 101-106

  9. Orbital Periods

    • Fred P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 107-112

  10. Other Perturbations

    • Fred P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 113-124

  11. Satellites from Infinity

    • Fred P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 125-140

  12. The General Two-Body Problem

    • Fred P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 141-146

  13. Satellites in the Earth-Moon System

    • Fred P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 147-159

  14. Tidal Forces

    • Fred P. J. Rimrott
    Pages 160-164

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 165-193
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    Fred P. J. Rimrott

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Introductory Orbit Dynamics

  • Authors: Fred P. J. Rimrott

  • Series Title: Grundlagen und Fortschritte der Ingenieurwissenschaften

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-90338-9

  • Publisher: Vieweg+Teubner Verlag Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-322-90339-6Published: 31 May 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-322-90338-9Published: 13 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 193

  • Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Engineering, general

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