Orbital Mechanics for the Curiously Inclined

How real orbits behave — and misbehave: the Moon's wobble, geosynchronous oddities, parking orbits, and the vis-viva equation that rules them all.

Playlist by @hidden_kepler_orbits

9 tracks, shared on Audicious.

  1. The Insane Engineering of Orbit — Real Engineering
  2. The Only Video Needed to Understand Orbital Mechanics — Animations Xplaned
  3. The Most Confusing Things About Spacecraft Orbits — Scott Manley
  4. Geostationary, Molniya, Tundra, Polar & Sun Synchronous Orbits Explained — Scott Manley
  5. The Moon's Orbit is WEIRD — minutephysics
  6. Geosynchronous Orbits are WEIRD — minutephysics
  7. How Do Satellites Get & Stay in Orbit? — SciShow Space
  8. Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Three Levels of Earth Orbit — StarTalk
  9. The Vis-Viva Equation | KSP Let's Do The Math — Mike Aben