Two spacecraft are in the same elliptical earth orbit with perigee radius 8000 km and apogee radius 13,000 km. Spacecraft 1 is at perigee and spacecraft 2 is 30 ahead. Calculate the total delta-v required for spacecraft 1 to intercept and rendezvous with spacecraft 2 when spacecraft 2 has traveled 60 . { Ans.: vtotal 6.24 km/s }

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To calculate the total deltav required for spacecraft 1 to intercept and rendezvous with spacecraft 2 we need to consider the relative velocities and positions of the two spacecrafts in the elliptical ... View the full answer