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  2. Orbital spaceflight - Wikipedia

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    To reach orbit, the rocket must impart to the payload a delta-v of about 9.3–10 km/s. This figure is mainly (~7.8 km/s) for horizontal acceleration needed to reach orbital speed, but allows for atmospheric drag (approximately 300 m/s with the ballistic coefficient of a 20 m long dense fueled vehicle), gravity losses (depending on burn time ...

  3. Spacecraft flight dynamics - Wikipedia

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    This is defined as the distance from a satellite at which its gravitational pull on a spacecraft equals that of its central body, which is = /, where D is the mean distance from the satellite to the central body, and m c and m s are the masses of the central body and satellite, respectively. This value is approximately 66,300 kilometers (35,800 ...

  4. Delta-v budget - Wikipedia

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    The Tsiolkovsky rocket equation shows that the delta-v of a rocket (stage) is proportional to the logarithm of the fuelled-to-empty mass ratio of the vehicle, and to the specific impulse of the rocket engine. A key goal in designing space-mission trajectories is to minimize the required delta-v to reduce the size and expense of the rocket that ...

  5. Google Maps - Wikipedia

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    Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application offered by Google. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions, and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bike, air (in beta) and public transportation.

  6. Hohmann transfer orbit - Wikipedia

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    The engine is then fired again at the lower distance to slow the spacecraft into the lower circular orbit. The Hohmann transfer orbit is based on two instantaneous velocity changes. Extra fuel is required to compensate for the fact that the bursts take time; this is minimized by using high-thrust engines to minimize the duration of the bursts.

  7. A Camper Was Playing With Google Maps—and Stumbled ... - AOL

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    A man planning a camping trip using Google Maps ran across a uniquely curved spherical pit in Quebec. It may be an ancient asteroid impact crater. A Camper Was Playing With Google Maps—and ...

  8. Bell's spaceship paradox - Wikipedia

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    Above: In S the distance between the spaceships stays the same, while the string contracts. Below: In S′ the distance between the spaceships increases, while the string length stays the same. Bell's spaceship paradox is a thought experiment in special relativity.

  9. Escape velocity - Wikipedia

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    Escape speed at a distance d from the center of a spherically symmetric primary body (such as a star or a planet) with mass M is given by the formula [2] [3] = = where: G is the universal gravitational constant (G ≈ 6.67 × 10 −11 m 3 ⋅kg −1 ⋅s −2 ‍ [4])