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Four helpful appendixes conclude the book..
Example problems and exercises appear throughout the text, along with photographs, diagrams, and drawings.
Perturbations, integration schemes and error, and analytic formulations of several common perturbations are introduced.
The Kepler and Gauss problems are treated in detail, and two-body mechanics are applied to the ballistic missile problem.
Subsequent topics include orbit determination and the classical orbital elements, coordinate transformations, and differential correction.
The development of the basic two-body and n-body equations of motion serves as a foundation for all that follows.
Central emphasis is placed on the use of the universal variable formulation, although classical methods are also discussed.
Completely revised and updated, this second edition takes into account new developments of the past four decades, especially regarding information technology.
Air Force Academy, this teaching text is widely known and used throughout the astrodynamics and aerospace engineering communities.
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