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What is the orbital energy conservation equation for hyperbolic trajectory?

The specific orbital energy (ϵ) of a hyperbolic trajectory is greater than zero.

The orbital energy conservation equation for hyperbolic trajectory is given as,

∈ = µ / -2a

∈ = specific orbital energy

µ= is the standard gravitational parameter

a = the length of the semi-major axis (a > 0 for ellipses, a = ∞ or 1/a = 0 for parabolas,

                                                            and a < 0 for hyperbolas)

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