Three Body Orbit Problem

Consider the problem of determining the path of a space vehicle that is subject to the gravitational forces of both the earth and the moon. These spreadsheets, done as a student project by Adnan Marquez-Borbon,
use a second order Runga-Kutta integration to simulate the path of the vehicle. You can alter the initial conditions to see the resulting path. The earth and the moon are fixed for this project.

Earth Orbit

(file size: 831KB)

Lunar Orbit

(file size: 1638KB)

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