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Orbital Mechanics

Orbital Mechanics

As part of the Your Place In Space initiative, the United States Space Force (USSF) invites you to explore their space-inspired K-12 STEM resources on its agency website. We hope you find helpful materials that equip and empower your students to discover, explore, and create their place in space! 

In this video orbital mechanics theory is explained in simplified terms focusing on Newtonian-Kepler celestial and universal gravitation principles.