Orbital mechanics for engineering students /
Howard D. Curtis, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida.
- Third edition.
- xiii, 751 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Elsevier aerospace engineering series .
- Elsevier aerospace engineering series. .
Previous edition: 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dynamics of point masses -- The two-body problem -- Orbital position as a function of time -- Orbits in three dimensions -- Preliminary orbit determination -- Orbital maneuvers -- Relative motion and rendezvous -- Interplanetary trajectories -- Rigid body dynamics -- Satellite attitude dynamics -- Rocket vehicle dynamics -- Introduction to orbital perturbations.