The effect of aerodynamic lift on near-circular satellite orbits

1985 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 479-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Satellite Orbits ◽  
Circular Satellite ◽  
Aerodynamic Lift

Effect of ellipticity of the equator on 24-hour nearly circular satellite orbits

1962 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 329-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leon Blitzer ◽  
E. M. Boughton ◽  
G. Kang ◽  
R. M. Page
Keyword(s):  
Satellite Orbits ◽  
Circular Satellite

Near-circular satellite orbits in an oblate, diurnally varying atmosphere

1983 ◽  
Vol 389 (1796) ◽  
pp. 153-170 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gravitational Field ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Diurnal Variation ◽  
Numerical Solution ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Satellite Orbits ◽  
Atmospheric Parameters ◽  
Orbital Elements ◽  
Air Drag ◽  
Circular Satellite

The influence of air drag and the geopotential on near-circular satellite orbits, eccentricity e < 0.01, is considered. A model of the atmosphere is adopted that allows for oblateness, and in which the density behaviour approximates to the observed diurnal variation. Differential equations governing the variation in e and the argument of perigee ω are derived by combining the effects of air drag with those of the Earth’s gravitational field. These are solved numerically using initial conditions obtained from a series of computed orbits of the satellite 1963-27 A. The behaviour of the orbital elements predicted by the numerical solution is compared with the observed elements to test the developed theory, and to obtain values of atmospheric parameters at heights near 400 km.

Analytic propagation of near-circular satellite orbits in the atmosphere of an oblate planet

2015 ◽  
Vol 123 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Martinusi ◽  
Lamberto Dell’Elce ◽  
Gaëtan Kerschen
Keyword(s):  
Satellite Orbits ◽  
Oblate Planet ◽  
Circular Satellite
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