What is slingshot effect? (1 Viewer)

[lordinance]

Is it talking about the space probe taking advantage of the Planet's orbital speed?

 

[pman]

singshot effect is where a space probe etc dives towards a celestial body and takes some of the momentum from that body....It is a perfectly elastic collision

 

[annabackwards]

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Now remember that momentum is directly proportional to velocity so by gaining momentum, the probe gains velocity. This is advantageous as it saves a lot of money which otherwise would have been spent on fuel

 

[xXmuffin0manXx]

The slingshot effect, or gravity-assist manoeuvre is when a space probe approaches a celestial body, it will follow a symmetrical parabolic path in which its incomnig and outgoing speeds are the same. The probe will have been accelerated due to the gravitational acceleration of the body and accordingly, the conservation of energy will dictate that the celestial body will experience a force slowing it down as it loses kinetic energy. However, relative to the Sun, its speed will have increased since the probe acquires angular momentum from the planet as it loses angular momentum.

 

[study-freak]

The slingshot effect, or gravity-assist manoeuvre is when a space probe approaches a celestial body, it will follow a symmetrical parabolic path in which it's incomnig and outgoing speeds are the same. The probe will have been accelerated due to the gravitational acceleration of the body and accordingly, the conservation of energy will dictate that the celestial body will experience a force slowing it down as it loses kinetic energy. However, relative to the Sun, its speed will have increased since the probe acquires angular momentum from the planet as it loses angular momentum.

I thought it was hyperbolic (I could be wrong)

 

[lordinance]

Thanks guys