Orbital mechanics for engineering students /
Howard D. Curtis.
- 2nd ed.
- Amsterdam : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2010.
- xiii, 722 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Elsevier aerospace engineering series .
Previous ed.: 2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dynamics of point masses -- The two-body problem -- Orbital position as a function of time -- Orbits in three dimensions -- Preliminary orbit determination -- Orbital maneuvers -- Relative motion and rendezvous -- Interplanetary trajectories -- Rigid-body dynamics -- Satellite attitude dynamics -- Rocket vehicle dynamics.
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