If you and the space station are initially in low Earth orbit—say, with a radius of 6720 km, approximately that of the orbit of the International Space Station—the maneuver of Problem 12.74 will fail unpleasantly. Keeping in mind that the life-support capabilities of your small spacecraft are limited and so time is of the essence, can you perform a similar maneuver that will enable you to rendezvous with the station? Find the radius and period of the transfer orbit you should use.
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