16.346 | Fall 2008 | Graduate

Astrodynamics

Lecture Notes

Lambert's Theorem and the Lagrange Time Equation

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Lecture notes on the theorem of Johann Heinrich Lambert, developing Lagrange’s equations, Lagrange’s time equation, Euler’s equation for parabolic orbits, the orbital parameter, and skewed-velocity components in terms of the semimajor axis.

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Lambert's Theorem and the Lagrange Time Equation

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Fall 2008
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