Question: Figure 1 : Geocentric Elliptical Orbit Problem 2 ( 3 0 points ) : The geocentric elliptical orbit shown in Fig 1 has eccentricity e

Figure 1: Geocentric Elliptical Orbit
Problem 2(30 points): The geocentric elliptical orbit shown in Fig 1 has eccentricity e and period T.
(a) In terms of e,T, and the angles and (in radians), show that the time to fly point 1 to point 2 on the ellipse is
t=T2(--2ecos(+2)sin(-2)).
(b) Calculate the time to fly from perigee to B, located on the minor axis (answer in terms of e and T).
Figure 1 : Geocentric Elliptical Orbit Problem 2

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