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Dividing the Laplace-Runge-Lenz Vector by mass times the force constant yields a vector representing this quantity. For 10 points each,
[10m] Name this orbital quantity that is 1 for hyperbolic closed orbits and about 0.016 for the Earth.
ANSWER: orbital eccentricity
[10e] The eccentricity multiplies mu squared and the cosine of the true anomaly in the mathematical depiction of this German’s first law of planetary motion.
ANSWER: Johannes Kepler
[10h] The orbital eccentricity of an intermediate ellipse produced in this technique is “r-two-minus-r-one over r-two-plus-r-one.” This technique is utilized to transfer between two circular orbits of different radii.
ANSWER: Hohmann transfer
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