Kepler's Laws

1st Law & STK

Orbiting objects move in ellipses.

2nd Law & STK

Perigee Fast, Apogee Slow

3rd Law & STK

Farther out, longer orbit time.

Kepler in General

These videos show a broader understanding of Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion not limited in scope to STK.  While less functional for our Space Mission Design, these videos give a deeper understanding of the Laws themselves and are introductory lessons for University Level Physics.  The video to the left is a background on Western understanding of Space before Kepler's time to give deeper context.  The videos below go into greater detail of Kepler's Laws and their applications.

Lesson on 1st Law

Ellipses - the strange shape of motion

Lesson on 2nd Law

Equal Areas in Equal Time

Lesson on 3rd Law

Period Squared over SMA Cubed