It was observed that during its first flyby of the earth, the Galileo spacecraft had a velocity

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It was observed that during its first flyby of the earth, the Galileo spacecraft had a velocity of 6.48 mi/s as it reached its minimum distance of 4560 mi from the center of the earth. Assuming that the trajectory of the spacecraft was parabolic, determine the time needed for the spacecraft to travel from B to C on itstrajectory.

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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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