Accession Number:

AD0466587

Title:

THE EVEN ZONAL HARMONICS OF THE EARTH'S GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

ROYAL AIRCRAFT ESTABLISHMENT FARNBOROUGH (UNITED KINGDOM)

Personal Author(s):

• King-Hele, D. G.
• Cook, G. E.

Report Date:

1965-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

21.0

Abstract:

The coefficients of the even zonal harmonics in the Earths gravitational potential are evaluated by analysing the processions of the orbital planes of seven satellites, having orbital inclinations distributed as uniformly as possible between 28 and 96 degrees. Author

Descriptors:

• *GRAVITY
• EARTH(PLANET)
• HARMONIC ANALYSIS
• POTENTIAL THEORY
• NAVIGATION SATELLITES
• LEAST SQUARES METHOD
• ORBITS
• UNITED KINGDOM
• ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE