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Space Propulsion - IAP/TU Wien

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

Velocity increase in transfer orbit insertion:<br />

ΔV i<br />

= 10.22<br />

− 7.78 = 2.44 [ km / s]<br />

μ<br />

Apogee velocity in transfer ellipse is 2 2*398600 398600<br />

Va = − =<br />

− = 1.60 [ km / s]<br />

r a 42219 24403<br />

a<br />

μ<br />

Velocity increase at circularization:<br />

ΔV circ<br />

= 3.07<br />

−1.60<br />

= 1.47 [ km / s]<br />

Adding up to a total velocity increase of<br />

ΔV tot<br />

= 2.44<br />

+ 1.47 = 3.91 [ km / s]<br />

Fuel consumption is:<br />

⎡ ⎛ V ⎞ ⎤ ⎧ ⎡(3910)<br />

⎤ ⎫<br />

m<br />

p<br />

m<br />

f ⎢exp⎜<br />

Δ<br />

=<br />

⎟ −1⎥<br />

= 1000⎨exp<br />

−1⎬<br />

= 2530<br />

I<br />

⎢<br />

sp<br />

⎩ (3100)<br />

⎥<br />

⎢<br />

⎣ ⎝ ⎠ ⎥⎦<br />

⎣ ⎦ ⎭<br />

[ kg]<br />

The efficiency of the Hohmann transfer comes from the fact that the two<br />

velocity changes are made at points of tangency between the trajectories.

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