Orbital Inclination Change - Circular Orbit Inclination Change

Circular Orbit Inclination Change

Where both orbits are circular (i.e. = 0) and have the same radius the Delta-v required for an inclination change can be calculated using:

Where:

  • is the orbital velocity and has the same units as

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