Accession Number:

AD0607066

Title:

ATMOSPHERIC PERTURBATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Leeper,Edward

Report Date:

1958-09-24

Pagination or Media Count:

8.0

Abstract:

A study of the perturbation of artificial satellite orbits by atmospheric drag forces is important in predicting satellite orbits and lifetimes, and can provide a means of obtaining atmospheric data from satellite observations. The purpose of this paper is to present straightforward and accurate methods of computing drag perturbations, with corrections for influencing factors such as the rotation of the earth. Author

Descriptors:

• *PERTURBATION THEORY
• *ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
• DRAG
• ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
• DRAG
• ORBITS
• CIRCULAR ORBITS
• ELECTRON DENSITY
• FUNCTIONS(MATHEMATICS)
• CELESTIAL MECHANICS
• BESSEL FUNCTIONS

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE