Timeline for How does a spacecraft attempt an intercept course with a hostile one realistically (Part I)?
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| Apr 29, 2016 at 17:48 | history | bounty ended | CommunityBot | ||
| Apr 22, 2016 at 17:44 | comment | added | Future Historian | @Jim2B Thank you. Feel free to notify me when you finish. :P | |
| Apr 22, 2016 at 17:42 | comment | added | Jim2B | Bear in mind all ships have plenty of $\Delta v$ meaning they'll choose a faster transfer than a Hohmann transfer. They do not have enough for a constant acceleration though. Calculating a "0-0" intercept is tough. You basically have to pick an intercept location and velocity and then work backwards. Finding "the best" intercept requires many iterations of solving the problem. If I get time to do it, I might run it through a spreadsheet later but it won't be today. | |
| Apr 22, 2016 at 17:30 | comment | added | user | @FutureHistorian That's a completely different question, and one better suited for Space Exploration because it has nothing to do with building a fictional world. Specify the starting and final orbit and the time allowed, and someone can tell you how to calculate (and probably do the calculations for that particular case) the $\Delta v$ budget required as well as how it breaks down into the specific maneuvers. | |
| Apr 22, 2016 at 13:21 | comment | added | Future Historian | Makes sense. So, since the Ganymedeans are doing the intercept, how much Delta V is required to make it in a reasonable amount of time (in a Hohmann Transfer from Ganymede to Carpo, that is)? | |
| Apr 22, 2016 at 4:22 | history | answered | Jim2B | CC BY-SA 3.0 |