Orbital Mechanics

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc

Classical orbital mechanics from Kepler to Hohmann. Covers the six orbital elements, Kepler's three laws, vis-viva, orbit types (circular, elliptical, parabolic, hyperbolic), transfer orbits, gravity assists, the two-body problem, and practical methods for computing ephemerides. Use when reasoning about planet motion, spacecraft trajectories, comet orbits, exoplanet transits, or binary star dynamics.

What this skill does

Orbital Mechanics is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/orbital-mechanics/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when reasoning about planet motion, spacecraft trajectories, comet orbits, exoplanet transits, or binary star dynamics.

Who uses this skill

The Orbital Mechanics skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/orbital-mechanics
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/orbital-mechanics/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/orbital-mechanics/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/orbital-mechanics/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/orbital-mechanics/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\orbital-mechanics\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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