Question: Consider a Falcon 9 , a two - state - to - orbit launch vehicle. The take - off mass of Falcon 9 is m

Consider a Falcon 9, a two-state-to-orbit launch vehicle. The take-off mass of Falcon 9 is mto=550,000kg, the first stage fuel burn rate is m=2500kgs over a maximum of 160
s , and constant thrust of T=7500kN. Making a lot of simplifying assumptions including constant gravity, no aerodynamic drag, thrust constant with altitude, we can
approximate the vertical acceleration (assuming vertical thrust) as:
ay(t)=T-m0g+(m)gtm0-(m)t
After 60 s , lets assumed that the rocket is turned by 45 deg so that the equations for acceleration become (assuming flat Earth, i.e., gravity is still in y-direction):
ax(t)=(T22)m0-(m)t
ay(t)=(T22)-m0g+(m)gtm0-(m)t
Calculate the magnitude of velocity (in kms) at t=123sec.
Consider a Falcon 9 , a two - state - to - orbit

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