Relating the Turn Angle to the Change in Longitude

Utilizing this information, the eccentricity of the hyperbolic orbit can be found using Equations (1) and (2), and defining the angle β in Figure 10: (1) (2) The point in space in which the hyperbolic trajectory passes closest to the planet is known as periapsis. An imaginary line, known as the line of apsides, may be drawn from the center of ... ................
................