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Space Propulsion - IAP/TU Wien

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<strong>Space</strong> <strong>Propulsion</strong><br />

Gravitational trajectories<br />

H = r ×<br />

mV<br />

angular momentum<br />

around point C<br />

d H<br />

dt<br />

⎛<br />

= m⎜<br />

⎝<br />

dr<br />

dt<br />

× V<br />

+ r ×<br />

dV<br />

dt<br />

⎞<br />

⎟<br />

= r × m<br />

⎠<br />

dV<br />

dt<br />

= r × F<br />

= M<br />

M … torque around C<br />

Assumption:<br />

Central force: F II r<br />

d H<br />

dt<br />

r × F = M = 0<br />

= M = 0<br />

H = mr × V =<br />

const.<br />

→ trajectory remains in same plane perp. to H

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