Question: A 2 0 0 0 - kg spacecraft is in a 4 8 0 x 8 0 0 km earth orbit as shown in the

A 2000-kg spacecraft is in a 480 x 800 km earth orbit as shown in the figure to the right. Find:
a)The v required a perigee A to place the spacecraft in a 480 x 16000 km transfer ellipse (orbit 2)
b)The v (apogee kick) required at B of the transfer orbit to establish a 16,000 km circular orbital altitude
c)The total required propellant if the specific impulse I_sp is 300 s
d) computing the propellant mass if the transfer starts from apogee.
[ANS.1298.5 kg]
A 2 0 0 0 - kg spacecraft is in a 4 8 0 x 8 0 0

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