gravity assist

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf spaceflight maneuver
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gravitational slingshot
gravity slingshot
gptkbp:category gptkb:astrodynamics
gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Newtonian_mechanics
conservation of energy
conservation of momentum
gptkbp:enables interplanetary missions
change in spacecraft direction
change in spacecraft speed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label gravity assist
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Mariner_10
gptkbp:reduces fuel requirements
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Oberth_effect
planetary flyby
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Galileo_spacecraft
gptkb:BepiColombo
gptkb:New_Horizons
gptkb:Parker_Solar_Probe
gptkb:Voyager_1
gptkb:Voyager_2
gptkb:MESSENGER_spacecraft
gptkb:Cassini_spacecraft
gptkbp:usedIn spacecraft trajectory design
gptkbp:uses gravity of a moon
gravity of a planet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Astrodynamics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6