STS 133, Space Shuttle Discovery’s last flight, was launched on February 24, 2011 at 16:53 EST from the Kennedy Space Center into an initial 208 x 232 km altitude orbit at an inclination of 51.6 degrees.
The International Space Station was in a circular orbit about Earth at an altitude of 405 km and an inclination of 51.6 degrees. Assuming a two-impulse Hohmann transfer, what was the DV required for the Shuttle to rendezvous with the Station?
STS 133, Space Shuttle Discovery’s last flight, was launched on February 24, 2011 at 16:53 EST...
STS 133, Space Shuttle Discovery’s last flight, was launched on February 24, 2011 at 16:53 EST from the Kennedy Space Center into an initial 208 x 232 km altitude orbit at an inclination of 51.6 degrees. What was the launch azimuth?