orbital velocity

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orbital
adjective
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/ˈɔː.bɪ.təl/us
/ˈɔːr.bɪ.t̬əl/
relating to the orbit (= curved path) of an object ...
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velocity
noun[C or U]
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/vəˈlɒs.ə.ti/us
/vəˈlɑː.sə.t̬i/
the speed at which an object ...
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Then the flyer is rotated and the laser is turned on for only 40 s to produce a final kick toorbitalvelocity.
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Under a wave antinode where the horizontalorbitalvelocityis the smallest, the forcing is negative, hence causing erosion and form a bar trough.
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Since earthorbitalvelocityis 7.7 km0s, the total mission characteristic velocity of the reverse orbit maneuver is 15.5 km0s.
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Theorbitalvelocityof each planet varies according to their size and location.
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It would achieve much oforbitalvelocitywhile still within the upper atmosphere.
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Caniff has an averageorbitalvelocityof 14.891 km/s and an inclination of 6.686.
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Callahan has anorbitalvelocityaverage of 19.86850048 km/s and a tilt of 8.04882.
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The motion is parallel to the target'sorbitalvelocity.
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Note that the velocity used in this equation is theorbitalvelocityof the tether.
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Salmon has anorbitalvelocityaverage of 19.17304355 km/s and a tilt of 8.30305.
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Higher thrust allows for a faster acceleration toorbitalvelocityas well.
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This reduces the difficulty involved in reachingorbitalvelocity.
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Spacecraft use chemical energy to launch and gain considerable kinetic energy to reachorbitalvelocity.
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The averageorbitalvelocityis 20.1 km/s and the semi-amplitude is 49.7 m/s.
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Itsorbitalvelocityis 280 kilometers per second.
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This pressure is nearly equal to the water density times the waveorbitalvelocitysquared.
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For circular orbits, higher orbits have a lowerorbitalvelocity.
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The motion is orthogonal to theorbitalvelocityof the passive spacecraft.
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It would be composed of a single stage reusable vehicle which would not reachorbitalvelocity.
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As can be seen above, many wave quantities like surface elevation andorbitalvelocityare oscillatory in nature with zero mean (within the framework of linear theory).
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