Fundamentals of astrodynamics and applications. With technical contributions by Wayne D. McClain. (Q2479018)

The third edition of this known reference and textbook consists of 11 chapters, 4 appendices and 75 algorithms. Ch.~1. Equations of motion. Ch.~2. Kepler's equations and Kepler's problem. Ch.~3. Coordinate and time systems. Ch.~4. Observations. Ch.~5. Celestial phenomena. Ch.~6. Orbital maneuvering. Ch.~7. Initial orbit determination. Ch.~8. Special perturbation techniques. Ch.~9. General perturbation techniques. Ch.~10. Orbit determination and estimation. Ch.~11. Mission analysis. Appendices: A. Dictionary of symbols. B. Modeling the atmosphere. C. Mathematical fundamentals. D. Constants and expansions. The book belongs to a new type of textbooks and reference books where the corresponding solution algorithms are proposed for almost all important problems. Software freely available on the book's website \url{http://www.microcosminc.com/Vallado} are presented in Pascal, C, C++, FORTRAN, Ada and Matlab. Undoubtedly, the book will be useful to students and postgraduate students, to ordinary teachers and professors in astronomy, classical mechanics, celestial mechanics and astrodynamics, as well as to all amateurs interested in astronomy and astrodynamics.