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Function: hohmannTransferTime()

function hohmannTransferTime(r1: number, r2: number, mu: number): number;

Defined in: manoeuvres/hohmann-transfer.ts:138

Convenience: compute only the transfer time ($t_t$) (s).

$t_t=\pi \sqrt{\frac{a_t^3}{\mu }}$

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
r1	number	Initial radius (m).
r2	number	Target radius (m).
mu	number	Gravitational parameter (m³/s²).

Returns

number

Transfer time ($t_t$) (s).

Throws

On invalid inputs.