126 pgs, 1997, Krieger Publishing
ISBN 978-0894640100

Madonna intended for this book to familiarize professionals in the "space business" with aspects of orbital motion of satellites and to provoke further study of the various subjects covered in the text. Although aimed at working engineers and scientists, this book also suits senior-level undergraduate and graduate courses. The material includes both numerical examples and applications to satellites.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction to the Physics of Orbital Motion
2. Orbital Motion Within a Coordinate System
3. Orbit Determination
4. Launching Satellites into Orbit
5. Orbital Maneuvers
6. Lunar and Interplanetary Trajectories
7. Orbital Perturbations