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Bob Jones
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I am in the process of making a program that visually shows an elliptical orbit over time. I wish to find the tangential velocity of the satellite in the elliptical orbit based on the variables that I know.
Here is what I know:
a) The angle relative to the right focus with 0 radians being the positive x direction from that point
b) The angular velocity based on the angle in a
c) The instantaneous radius (distance between the center of mass of the satellite and right focus)
d) The semi-major and semi-minor axes
e) The mass of the planet
Is this enough information (assuming you can use constants) to calculate tangential velocity? If so, how?
Here is what I know:
a) The angle relative to the right focus with 0 radians being the positive x direction from that point
b) The angular velocity based on the angle in a
c) The instantaneous radius (distance between the center of mass of the satellite and right focus)
d) The semi-major and semi-minor axes
e) The mass of the planet
Is this enough information (assuming you can use constants) to calculate tangential velocity? If so, how?