Madeline Horn edited Now_that_we_understand_why__.tex  over 8 years ago

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where G is the known gravitational constant ($6.674 \cdot 10^−11 \textrm{ N m^2 / kg^2}$), $V_{orb}^2$ is the orbital velocity, and r is the semi-major axis.  In order to find $V_{orb}$, by using basic geometry,  the equation is as follows: \begin {equation}  V_{orb} = V_r / Sin(\theta)