What is the flight path angle of a satellite in circular orbit of 30,000 km from earth’s surface and a true anomaly of 45°?
What is the flight path angle of a satellite in circular orbit of 30,000 km from earth’s surface and a true anomaly of 45°? Correct Answer 0°
Since, the tangential velocity equals to the satellite velocity at any point across a circular orbit, the flight path angle is always zero. Regardless, of what the true anomaly or height of the satellite, in a circular orbit the flight path angle is zero.
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Feb 20, 2025