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How do you calculate the periapsis from an initial velocity and distance relative to a body?
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∙ 12y ago
i am not sure but i can give u the expression for the speed at periapsis, Vp2 = 2μ{ 1/r1 - 1/(r1+ r2 )}.
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∙ 12y ago
To calculate the periapsis, you need to know the initial velocity and distance relative to a central body. The periapsis is the point of closest distance in an orbit. One way to calculate it is by using the specific orbital energy equation, which is the sum of the gravitational potential energy and the kinetic energy: ε = -(GM) / (2a), where ε is the specific orbital energy, G is the gravitational constant, M is the mass of the central body, and a is the semi-major axis of the orbit. The periapsis can then be determined by subtracting the distance relative to the central body from the semi-major axis.
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