Q3: A satellite is in a circular earth orbit of altitude 300 km executes a Hohmann...

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Q3: A satellite is in a circular earth orbit of altitude 300 km executes a Hohmann transfer to a coplanar circular earth orbit of altitude 3000 km, calculate: a) [1.5 marks] eccentricity, specific angular momentum, semi major axis, of the Hohmann elliptical transfer orbit. b) [1 mark] the total delta-v required for the Hohmann 300 km O 3000 km transfer c) [0.5 mark] the transfer orbit time. Q3: A satellite is in a circular earth orbit of altitude 300 km executes a Hohmann transfer to a coplanar circular earth orbit of altitude 3000 km, calculate: a) [1.5 marks] eccentricity, specific angular momentum, semi major axis, of the Hohmann elliptical transfer orbit. b) [1 mark] the total delta-v required for the Hohmann 300 km O 3000 km transfer c) [0.5 mark] the transfer orbit time.

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