A hyperbolic earth departure trajectory has a perigee altitude of 300 km and a perigee speed of 15 km/s. Calculate the hyperbolic excess speed.

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A hyperbolic earth departure trajectory has a perigee altitude of 300 km and a perigee speed of 15 km/s. Calculate the hyperbolic excess speed.
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