Angular Momentum of a Satellite Calculator

Angular momentum () of a satellite is the product of its mass (), orbital velocity (), orbital radius (), and the sine of the angle () between the velocity vector and the radius vector

  • is the mass of the satellite.
  • is the orbital velocity of the satellite.
  • is the orbital radius (distance from the center of the body being orbited).
  • is the angle between the velocity vector and the radius vector.

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