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Answer by oefe for Why is it best to perform an orbital inclination change at...
To change the inclination by an angle $\alpha$, you need to apply a velocity change of $\Delta v = v \times sin \alpha$, so the higher the velocity, the higher the velocity change that you need to...
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I may be rusty in my understanding of orbital mechanics, but here's a try:At apoapsis, an orbiting object will be travelling at the slowest velocity of its orbit. Hence, if you make a plane change at...
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Wikipedia on its page on efficiency of orbital inclination change writes:However, maximum efficiency of inclination changes are achieved at apoapsis, (or apogee), where orbital velocity V, is the...
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