Orbital mechanics
Parabolic orbits

If the eccentricity equals 1, then the orbit equation becomes:

where:

As the true anomaly θ approaches 180°, the denominator approaches zero, so that r tends towards infinity. Hence, the energy of the trajectory for which e =1 is zero, and is given by:

where:

In other words, the speed anywhere on a parabolic path is:
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