Consider a US Air Force launch of its latest GPS satellite from Cape Canaveral.  Radar tracking shows the following J2000 state vector (X,Y,Z and Vx,Vy,Vz) at burnout.   26 Feb 2022 17:10:00.000    (X,Y,Z): 5210.345121    -549.481941    4300.883291       (Vx,Vy,Vz): -1.451280      7.391098     2.690198   Calculate the minimum total delta V required to maneuver this spacecraft into a circular orbit with a 12-hour period and an inclination of 61 degrees, assuming impulsive maneuvers and two-body dynamics.   Please solve using equations from Howard Curtis's Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, 4th Edition. Or if not possible name the equations you use. If you could solve with specific angular momentum "h", earth gravitational parameter "mu", semimajor axis "a", and the target velocity for orbit "v_target".   Also please use matlab syntax for solving or write the equations out clearly. Thanks!

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Consider a US Air Force launch of its latest GPS satellite from Cape Canaveral.  Radar tracking shows the following J2000 state vector (X,Y,Z and Vx,Vy,Vz) at burnout.

 

26 Feb 2022 17:10:00.000   

(X,Y,Z):

5210.345121    -549.481941    4300.883291      

(Vx,Vy,Vz):

-1.451280      7.391098     2.690198

 

Calculate the minimum total delta V required to maneuver this spacecraft into a circular orbit with a 12-hour period and an inclination of 61 degrees, assuming impulsive maneuvers and two-body dynamics.

 

Please solve using equations from Howard Curtis's Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, 4th Edition. Or if not possible name the equations you use. If you could solve with specific angular momentum "h", earth gravitational parameter "mu", semimajor axis "a", and the target velocity for orbit "v_target".

 

Also please use matlab syntax for solving or write the equations out clearly. Thanks!

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