Space Propulsion - IAP/TU Wien
Space Propulsion - IAP/TU Wien
Space Propulsion - IAP/TU Wien
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<strong>Space</strong> <strong>Propulsion</strong><br />
Hohmann transfer: minimum energy transfer<br />
between circular orbits<br />
orbit circularisation<br />
transfer orbit insertion<br />
V<br />
=<br />
μ<br />
r<br />
r f > r i<br />
V f < V i<br />
nevertheless all maneuvers<br />
are accelerating<br />
transfer orbit:<br />
periapsis radius = radius of initial orbit<br />
apoapsis radius = radius of final orbit