Please help with the calculations. Suppose NASA wants to move a malfunctioning spacecraft from a circular orbit at450 km altitude to one at 150 km altitude, so a Shuttle crew can repair it. Show yourcalculations!Note that they are going from a higher orbit to a lower orbit. Pay attention to the sign of thedelta V!а.What is the energy of the transfer orbit?b. What is the velocity change (AV1) needed to go from the initial circular orbit into thetransfer orbit?What is the velocity change (AV2) needed to go from the transfer orbit to the finalcircular orbit?С.d. What is the time (TOF) required for the transfer?

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Please help with the calculations.

Suppose NASA wants to move a malfunctioning spacecraft from a circular orbit at
450 km altitude to one at 150 km altitude, so a Shuttle crew can repair it. Show your
calculations!
Note that they are going from a higher orbit to a lower orbit. Pay attention to the sign of the
delta V!
а.
What is the energy of the transfer orbit?
b. What is the velocity change (AV1) needed to go from the initial circular orbit into the
transfer orbit?
What is the velocity change (AV2) needed to go from the transfer orbit to the final
circular orbit?
С.
d. What is the time (TOF) required for the transfer?

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