Interactive Aerospace Engineering and DesignThis text contains an integrated bound-in CD-ROM, and has a strong emphasis on design. Its active visual approach and inclusion of space-orientated engineering make it an interesting examination of the aerospace engineering field. |
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Page 187
... operational spacecraft . The rest constitute an orbiting junkyard of dead satellites , rocket stages , discarded equipment , and fragments from satellite breakups [ 63 ] . Orbital debris is becoming a major concern for those planning ...
... operational spacecraft . The rest constitute an orbiting junkyard of dead satellites , rocket stages , discarded equipment , and fragments from satellite breakups [ 63 ] . Orbital debris is becoming a major concern for those planning ...
Page 188
... operational life- time , orbital mechanics tells us that they will slowly drift toward two stable lon- gitudes at 105 E and 75 W. These two locations will therefore become an orbiting space museum of defunct spacecraft , implying a ...
... operational life- time , orbital mechanics tells us that they will slowly drift toward two stable lon- gitudes at 105 E and 75 W. These two locations will therefore become an orbiting space museum of defunct spacecraft , implying a ...
Page 216
... operational information is reviewed and analyzed in this center , and consequently decisions are made about any necessary changes to the satellite's operational parameters ( i.e. , orbit , inclination ) . Likewise , some satellites have ...
... operational information is reviewed and analyzed in this center , and consequently decisions are made about any necessary changes to the satellite's operational parameters ( i.e. , orbit , inclination ) . Likewise , some satellites have ...
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