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🪐 Gravity Assist — 2D Flyby Hyperbola and Velocity Triangle

2D companion of the gravity assist lab: a patched-conic flyby in the planet frame with a hyperbolic trajectory integrated by RK4, the Sun-frame velocity triangle, and the speed gain versus periapsis radius, checked against the analytic turning angle.

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Gravity Assist — 2D Flyby Hyperbola and Velocity Triangle ↗ Open standalone
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2D companion of the gravity assist lab: a patched-conic flyby in the planet frame with a hyperbolic trajectory integrated by RK4, the Sun-frame velocity triangle, and the speed gain versus periapsis radius, checked against the analytic turning angle.

Gravity AssistOrbital MechanicsHyperbolic TrajectorySpacecraft Navigation

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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