Accession Number:

AD0679511

Title:

DETERMINATION OF AIR DENSITY ON THE BASIS OF CHANGES IN THE ORBITAL ELEMENTS OF ARTIFICIAL EARTH SATELLITES,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO

Personal Author(s):

• Ill,M.

Report Date:

1968-04-16

Pagination or Media Count:

12.0

Abstract:

H. Philipps method of determining air density is used to derive simple formulas for determining air density and changes in air density. Author

Descriptors:

• *ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
• *ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING
• ORBITS
• UPPER ATMOSPHERE
• DENSITY
• INTEGRAL EQUATIONS
• DIURNAL VARIATIONS
• ATMOSPHERE MODELS
• USSR

Subject Categories:

• Atmospheric Physics
• Spacecraft Trajectories and Reentry

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE