ASTRONOMY & AEROSPACE

Kepler orbital period

uses the semi-major axis of the elliptical orbit to determine the motion period of the two bodies.

T=2πa3μT=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{a^3}{\mu}}

symbols, variables and units

T:s;a:m;μ=G(M+m):m³/s²。

applicable conditions and boundaries

Two-body gravitational elliptical orbit; ignore drag, non-spherical gravity and third-body disturbance.

formula source code

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

Reference and Extended Learning

NASA · Basics of Space Flight ↗

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