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MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu 16.346 Astrodynamics Fall 2008 For information about citing these materials or our Terms of Use, visit: http://ocw.mit.edu/terms.Exercises 26 A target satellite is in a circular orbit of the earth at an altitude of 200 miles. The space shuttle is four miles behind, i.e., x0 = −4 and y0 =0. 1. If the time to rendezvous is τ go = 29 π , plot the path of the shuttle relative to the satellite in the xy plane. 2. Find the magnitude and direction of the initial and final ∆v ’s to accomplish the maneuver. 3. Determine the rendezvous time in hours and in orbital

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