Difference between revisions of "Closing velocity"

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The addition of the velocicities of two objects whose orbit will intersect
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The '''closing velocity''' of an object relative to another, is the addition of the velocities of two objects whose orbit will intersect. This is especially interesting for estimating the impact risk of [[space debris]].
  
 
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Revision as of 14:57, 23 April 2006

The closing velocity of an object relative to another, is the addition of the velocities of two objects whose orbit will intersect. This is especially interesting for estimating the impact risk of space debris.

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