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Orbit 101
by Orbital Frontier
The beginner’s course: why an orbit is falling and missing the ground, and what each control on the map really does.
Episodes
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Circularising: the burn that makes it stay up
From Orbit 101: The beginner’s course: why an orbit is falling and missing the ground, and what each control on the map really does.
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The gravity turn: why rockets lean over
From Orbit 101: The beginner’s course: why an orbit is falling and missing the ground, and what each control on the map really does.
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Why prograde raises the far side
From Orbit 101: The beginner’s course: why an orbit is falling and missing the ground, and what each control on the map really does.
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Apoapsis and periapsis: the high point and the low point
This is Orbital Radio. Out here, you’re never alone. Here’s a riddle. Your ship is in orbit, engines off. Nothing’s pushing it. Nothing’s touching it. Up above the air, there’s nothing to slow it down. And yet, unless your orbit is a perfect circle, the speed on the navball won’t sit still. For...
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Falling around the world: what an orbit is
Let’s start with a question that sounds like a trick. Your ship is in orbit around the Earth. A hundred kilometres up, engines off, everything quiet. So what’s holding it up there? Nothing. Nothing at all is holding it up. Your ship is falling. It started falling the moment the engine went quiet,...
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The beginner’s course: why an orbit is falling and missing the ground, and what each control on the map really does.
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