Accession Number:

AD0832510

Title:

TIME RELATIONS AND SHAPE VARIATION FOR THE GROUND TRACK OF 24-HOUR SATELLITE.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Personal Author(s):

• Bielkowicz, Peter

Report Date:

1968-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

44.0

Abstract:

The present study shows the time relation in describing sections of the ground track of a 24-hour satellite. The oscillation of an equatorial satellite is investigated and the dependence of the amplitude on eccentricity is shown. For elliptical inclined orbits the decrease of a lobes size and its total disappearance are shown as functions of increasing eccentricity, of the perigee parameter and inclination. Plots illustrating typical cases are provided. Author

Descriptors:

• *ORBITS)
• (*SYNCHRONOUS SATELLITES
• ELLIPTICAL ORBIT TRAJECTORIES
• EQUATORIAL ORBITS
• INCLINED ORBIT TRAJECTORIES
• PERIGEE
• TIME

Subject Categories:

• Spacecraft Trajectories and Reentry

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE