Unit 2
Hour #06
20 September 2022
Orbit Principles
5 Class Hours
, Unit 2 - Orbits
1. Introduction
2. Central force motion; one body and two body
problem
3. Kepler’s laws
4. Orbital principles in light of Newtonian mechanics;
orbital elements and orbital properties
5. Different types of orbits used, orbit establishment and
orbital manoeuvres
6. Basic concepts relating to orbit perturbations and
orbital drag, and orbit lifetime expectations
,Unit 2 - Orbits
2.1 Introduction
, Chronology of work by scientists
• Johannes Kepler (1571–1630)
• Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727)
• Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736 – 1813)
• Simon Newcomb (1835 – 1909)
• Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
Hour #06
20 September 2022
Orbit Principles
5 Class Hours
, Unit 2 - Orbits
1. Introduction
2. Central force motion; one body and two body
problem
3. Kepler’s laws
4. Orbital principles in light of Newtonian mechanics;
orbital elements and orbital properties
5. Different types of orbits used, orbit establishment and
orbital manoeuvres
6. Basic concepts relating to orbit perturbations and
orbital drag, and orbit lifetime expectations
,Unit 2 - Orbits
2.1 Introduction
, Chronology of work by scientists
• Johannes Kepler (1571–1630)
• Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727)
• Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736 – 1813)
• Simon Newcomb (1835 – 1909)
• Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
