Orbital Mechanics

Orbital Mechanics

For nearly two decades, <em>Orbital Mechanics</em> by John E. Prussing and Bruce A. Conway has been the most authoritative textbook on space trajectories and orbital transfers. <br><br><strong>Completely revised and updated,</strong> this edition provides:<br><br><strong>* Current data </strong>and statistics, along with coverage of <strong>new research</strong> and the most recent developments in the field<br><br><strong>* Three new chapters:</strong> "The Three-Body Problem" (Ch. 4), "Continuous-Thrust Transfer" (Ch. 8), and "Canonical Systems and the Lagrange Equations" (Ch. 12)<br><br><strong>* New material </strong>on multiple-revolution Lambert solutions, gravity-assist applications, and the state transition matrix for a general conic orbit<br><br><strong>* New examples</strong> and problems throughout<br><br><strong>* A new Companion Website </strong>with PowerPoint slides (www.oup.com/us/prussing)<br>