Orbital mechanics for engineering students /

Curtis, Howard D.,

Orbital mechanics for engineering students / Howard D. Curtis, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida. - Third edition. - xiii, 751 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Elsevier aerospace engineering series .

Previous edition: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 739-740) and index.

Dynamics of point masses -- The two-body problem -- Orbital position as a function of time -- Orbits in three dimensions -- Preliminary orbit determination -- Orbital maneuvers -- Relative motion and rendezvous -- Interplanetary trajectories -- Rigid body dynamics -- Satellite attitude dynamics -- Rocket vehicle dynamics -- Introduction to orbital perturbations.

9780080977478 (hbk.) 0080977472 (hbk.)


Orbital mechanics.

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