Before revision: It is very useful in planning rendezvous of the chaser with the target.where is the orbital rate ( / period ) of the target body, is the radius of the target body's circular orbit, is the standard gravitational parameter, is radially outward from the target body, is along the orbit track of the target body, and is along the orbital angular momentum vector of the target body (i.e., form a right-handed triad).
After revision: It is very useful in planning rendezvous of the chaser with the target.where is the orbital rate ( / secondin units of radians ) of the target body, is the radius of the target body's circular orbit, is the standard gravitational parameter, is radially outward from the target body, is along the orbit track of the target body, and is along the orbital angular momentum vector of the target body (i.e., form a right-handed triad).