. When we estimate distances from velocity data, it is some- times necessary to use times fo, f1, fz, fz, ... that are not equally spaced. We can still estimate distances using the time periods At; = ti – ti-1. For example, on May 7, 1992, the space shuttle Endeavour was launched on mission STS-49, the purpose of which was to install a new perigee kick motor in an Intelsat communications satellite. The table, provided by NASA, gives the velocity data for the shuttle between liftoff and the jettisoning of the solid rocket boosters. Use these data to estimate the height above the earth's surface of the space shuttle Endeavour, 62 seconds after liftoff. Event Time (s) Velocity (ft/s) Launch Begin roll maneuver End roll maneuver 10 185 15 319 Throttle to 89% Throttle to 67% 20 447 32 742 Throttle to 104% 59 1325 Maximum dynamic pressure Solid rocket booster separation 62 1445 125 4151

. When we estimate distances from velocity data, it is some- times necessary to use times fo, f1, fz, fz, ... that are not equally spaced. We can still estimate distances using the time periods At; = ti – ti-1. For example, on May 7, 1992, the space shuttle Endeavour was launched on mission STS-49, the purpose of which was to install a new perigee kick motor in an Intelsat communications satellite. The table, provided by NASA, gives the velocity data for the shuttle between liftoff and the jettisoning of the solid rocket boosters. Use these data to estimate the height above the earth's surface of the space shuttle Endeavour, 62 seconds after liftoff. Event Time (s) Velocity (ft/s) Launch Begin roll maneuver End roll maneuver 10 185 15 319 Throttle to 89% Throttle to 67% 20 447 32 742 Throttle to 104% 59 1325 Maximum dynamic pressure Solid rocket booster separation 62 1445 125 4151

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Chapter19: Celestial Distances

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