Search the Community
Showing results for tags 'celestial mechanics'.
Found 1 result
-
I just posted this to reddit, but I figured you guys are even smarter so I expect to get even better answers here. So here it goes. The title sounds awfully specific and rightfully so. I was watching an awe-inspiring talk about the cassini probe and it's mission around Saturn. One of the statements made by the awesome Dr. Linda Spilker confused me a little bit as I lack the proper understanding of advanced orbital mechanics to appreciate it fully. I was hoping someone out there smarter than me can shine some light on this issue and point me to the right direction. Here is what she said. Source: https://youtu.be/YchCuFvyAZ4?t=3393 (at 56:37) The first thing I am unfamiliar with is the relationship between inclination and apsis precession. Secondly, what does she mean by "putting us into the rings"? Does she talk about the orbital plane or the perichron? And how does precessing fit into any of this - I always thought it's just the argument of periapsis that changes. Can someone explain?
