ME 2713 Formulary

Equation of Conic Section

Orbital Parameter

Specific Energy

Angular Momentum

p
cos

a(1

H2

2a

2EH 2

Radius of Periapsis

rp

a(1

Radius of Apoapsis

ra

a(1

cos

Elevation Angle
Orbital Velocity at r

Note:

V2
2
r
rV cos

Eccentricity

H
rV

2(E

ra

rp

ra

rp

tan

Velocity of Circular Orbit

Vc

Escape Velocity at r

Vesc (r )

2
r

Injection Velocity of Oberth Maneuver

Vinj (r )

(2 / r ) V 2

V for Velocity Change (angle Vf , Vi is a )

V for Orbital Plane and Velocity Change

Period of Elliptical or Circular Orbit
TOF on Elliptic Orbit
Mean Anomaly
Eccentric Anomaly
Eccentricity Vector

NA Gatsonis

V for Orbital Plane Change ( a )

Vf

Vf2

2V sin
2
f

V
2

Vi 2

2VfVi cos

2
Vi 2

2VfVi cos

a3

P
(u
sin u )
2
M u
sin u
cos
u cos 1
1
cos
t

2
Vesc
(r ) V 2

Vi

V
P

sin
cos

1 p
r

cos

Position Angle at r

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V2

r.V V

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cos

Longitude of Ascending Node

cos

Inclination

K.H
H

cos

cos

Argument

.r
r
I.n n

True Anomaly

n. n

( a )3

TOF on Hyperbolic Trajectory

Hyberbolic Mean Anomaly

Hyberbolic Eccentric Anomaly

cosh F

sinh F
1

F
cos
cos

TOF on Parabolic Trajectory

H
tan
2
2 2

t( )

Impact Parameter

rplanet 1

Approach Distance

rSOI cos

Incoming planetocentric velocity

Vi

Angle between Vpl and Vi

180o

Outgoing heliocentric velocity

Angle between Vpl and Vo
Outgoing angle

NA Gatsonis

Vo2

Vo
o

V2

SOI

sin
i

Vpl2
sin

2 sin

Turning angle

Vesc 2 (rplanet )

Vi 2
i

1
tan 3
3
2

2Vi Vpl cos

Vi sin
Vi

1
Vpl2

2Vo Vpl cos

Vo
sin
Vo
for
for

CW
CCW

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RELEVANT DATA
=1.327x1020 m3/s2
rS =7x108 m
S

Sun:
Mercury

aME = 0.579x1011 m
13

ME

Venus

rME =2.439x106 m

=2.168x10 m /s

11

Earth

= 3.248x1014 m3/s2

aE = 1.496x1011 m
14

Mars

= 3.986x10 m /s

11

Jupiter

= 4.297x1013 m3/s2

aJ = 7.784x1011 m
17

Pluto

= 1.267x10 m /s

12

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NA Gatsonis

rSOI = 6.163x108 m

Vesc (rV ) = 10,360 m/s

rE = 6.378x106 m

VE = 29,790 m/s

rSOI = 9.245x10 m

= 9.965x10 m /s

Vesc (rE ) =11,180 m/s

rM = 3.393x10 m

VM = 24,140 m/s

rSOI = 5.781x108 m

Vesc (rM ) = 5,032 m/s

rJ = 7.14x107 m

VJ = 13,060 m/s

10

rSOI = 4.82x10 m
rP = 1.5x10 m

Vesc (rME ) = 4,217 m/s

VV = 35,040 m/s

aP = 5.9x10 m

VME = 47,870 m/s

rV = 6.052x10 m

aM = 2.280x10 m
M

rSOI =1.117x10 m
6

aV = 1.082x10 m
V

10

rSOI =3.32x10 m

Vesc (rJ ) = 59,568 m/s

VP = 4,740 m/s
Vesc (rP ) = 1,153 m/s