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Space Propulsion - IAP/TU Wien

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

The orbit of a body is completely determined, when we know at a given point<br />

- the radius – vector from the central body<br />

- the velocity vector<br />

Or, equivalently r, V and included angle α

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