A space shuttle is in an elliptic orbit of eccentricity 0.0356 and a minimum altitude of 182

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A space shuttle is in an elliptic orbit of eccentricity 0.0356 and a minimum altitude of 182 mi above the surface of the earth. Knowing that the radius of the earth is 3960 mi, determine the periodic time for theorbit.
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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