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The 13 pages that link to Specific orbital energy, each with the reason it gives.

• Orbital eccentricityRelated: Its sign separates bound elliptical orbits from parabolic and hyperbolic trajectories.

• Escape velocityRelated: Escape occurs when the object's specific orbital energy reaches zero or greater.

• Vis-viva equationRelated: The equation expresses this conserved quantity through speed, radius, and semimajor axis.

• Hohmann transfer orbitRelated: It distinguishes the energy of the transfer ellipse from each circular endpoint.

• Semimajor axisRelated: For a bound Keplerian orbit, specific orbital energy is inversely proportional to semimajor axis.

• Hyperbolic trajectoryRelated: Positive specific energy distinguishes an unbound hyperbolic path from a bound orbit.

• PeriapsisRelated: Together with angular momentum, it determines the orbit's periapsis.

• Atmospheric reentryRelated: It helps describe how much energy a returning vehicle must shed before landing.

• Circular orbitRelated: Its value for a circular orbit depends only on radius and the central body's gravitational parameter.

• Oberth effectRelated: A periapsis burn changes orbital energy most efficiently because it couples strongly to the spacecraft's high speed.

• Satellite dragRelated: Drag removes this energy, changing the size and shape of the orbit.

• Kepler orbitRelated: Its sign distinguishes bound elliptical motion from parabolic and hyperbolic trajectories.