Question: 3 - Space Station Rendezvous [30 points] The International Space Station (ISS) and two NASA Commercial Resupply Services delivery modules (Cygnus and Dragon) are all
3 - Space Station Rendezvous [30 points] The International Space Station (ISS) and two NASA Commercial Resupply Services delivery modules (Cygnus and Dragon) are all in the same circular Earth orbit at 400 km altitude. Dragon is 1000 km (in-track) behind the ISS and Cygnus is 1000 km (in-track) ahead of the ISS (i.e., these offsets are along the circumference of the baseline orbit, not chord distances). For safety reasons, NASA requires that both delivery modules rendezvous within 10 hours. Using a two-burn Hohmann transfer phasing maneuver, calculate the following: Part A What is the maximum total V needed by each (i.e., both Cygnus and Dragon) to complete this operation in the minimum time and how long will each take to rendezvous? Part B What is the minimum total V needed by each to complete this operation within the maximum permitted time (10 hours) and how long will each take to rendezvous
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