SOME ORBITAL ELEMENTS USEFUL IN SPACE TRAJECTORY CALCULATIONS

Abstract

A set of orbital elements is described which is applicable when the motion is hyperbolic and even rectilinear, such as the motion associated with a lunar landing. This set provides a convenient description of miss distance and furnishes simple relationships for many complex geometrical problems in lunar and interplanetary flight. The use of these elements with others which are described enables the computation of a variety of differential corrections.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 25, 1960
Accession Number
AD0263968

Entities

People

  • William Kizner

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Momentum
  • California
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Contracts
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Eccentricity
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Government Procurement
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Lunar Landings
  • Miss Distance
  • Moon
  • Orbital Elements
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Space Exploration
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris