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Astrodynamics. Volume 1 - Orbit determination, space navigation, celestial mechanics.Essential navigational, physical, and mathematical problems of space exploration are covered. The introductory chapters dealing with conic sections, orientation, and the integration of the two-body problem are followed by an introduction to orbit determination and design. Systems of units and constants, as well as ephemerides, representations, reference systems, and data are then dealt with. A detailed attention is given to rendezvous problems and to differential processes in observational orbit correction, and in rendezvous or guidance correction. Finally, the Laplacian methods for determining preliminary orbits, and the orbit methods of Lagrange, Gauss, and Gibbs are reviewed.
Document ID
19720032196
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Book
Authors
Herrick, S.
(California, University Los Angeles, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1971
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Accession Number
72A15862
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-05-007-033
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-9706
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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