Orbital mechanics for engineering students /
Howard D. Curtis
- 2nd ed.
- Amsterdam : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2010
- xiii, 722 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Elsevier aerospace engineering series .
- Elsevier aerospace engineering series .
Previous ed.: 2005
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
9780123747785 (hbk.) 0123747783 (hbk.) 9781856179546 (hbk. with on line testing) 1856179540 (hbk. with on line testing)