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tandoorichicken
Dec18-03, 12:27 AM
How do you calculate the period of orbit for an elliptical orbit, ie, a Hohmann transfer?

enigma
Dec18-03, 01:24 AM
Period is only dependant on the semimajor axis. Eccentricity doesn't matter.

P = 2 * \pi * \sqrt{\frac{a^3}{\mu}}