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From: brody@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Adam R. Brody)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: continuous thrust equations
Summary: need continuous thrust equations
Keywords: orbital mechanics
Message-ID: <7959@eos.arc.nasa.gov>
Date: 11 Mar 91 17:22:45 GMT
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, California
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I have been using the CW solutions to Hill's equations for orbital
mechanics and was wondering how accurate they are with longer than
instantaneous thrust.  Does anybody know of equations for orbital
mechanics which better handle a burn on the order of 30 s to 1min?