A spacecraft is orbiting the Sun and makes a maneuver to slow down at aphelion. Then, in the new orbit: A. the new perihelion will be farther from the Sun and the aphelion will be unchanged B.the new aphelion will be farther from the Sun and the perihelion will be unchanged C. the new aphelion will be closer to the Sun and the perihelion will be unchanged D. the new perihelion will be closer to the Sun and the aphelion will be unchanged
A spacecraft is orbiting the Sun and makes a maneuver to slow down at aphelion. Then, in the new orbit: A. the new perihelion will be farther from the Sun and the aphelion will be unchanged B.the new aphelion will be farther from the Sun and the perihelion will be unchanged C. the new aphelion will be closer to the Sun and the perihelion will be unchanged D. the new perihelion will be closer to the Sun and the aphelion will be unchanged
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A spacecraft is orbiting the Sun and makes a maneuver to slow down at aphelion. Then, in the new orbit:
A. the new perihelion will be farther from the Sun and the aphelion will be unchanged
B.the new aphelion will be farther from the Sun and the perihelion will be unchanged
C. the new aphelion will be closer to the Sun and the perihelion will be unchanged
D. the new perihelion will be closer to the Sun and the aphelion will be unchanged
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For an orbiting object around any central body, its angular momentum remains constant throughout its orbit.
Here, is the mass of central body, which remains always constant. Any change in orbital velocity will cause change in radius of orbit.
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