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High speed escape from a circular orbit

arXiv:2010.14997 · doi:10.1119/10.0001956

Abstract

You have a rocket in a high circular orbit around a massive central body (a planet, or the Sun) and wish to escape with the fastest possible speed at infinity for a given amount of fuel.

8 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication (may differ slightly from final published form)

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