AN ELEMENTARY DERIVATION OF THE PRINCIPAL EFFECTS OF THE OBLATENESS OF THE EARTH UPON THE ORBITS OF SATELLITES.

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Abstract:

General formulas for the first-order effects of the oblateness of the Earth upon the orbits of satellites were reported in 1957 by R. E. Roberson and by D. G. King-Hele. Their derivations employed methods which are unfamiliar to those not having studied the mathematics of astronomy. In this Technical ReportResearch Paper No. 76, an elementary derivation is given for these useful and important results. Author

Author(s):
Brock, John E.
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept. research paper,
Pagination:
0025

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
NPS-TR/RP-76
 Subject Terms
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Space
Descriptor(s):
*ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES, *ORBITS, EARTH MODELS, CELESTIAL MECHANICS, PERTURBATION THEORY, MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Celestial Mechanics, Spacecraft Trajectories and Reentry
Report Date:
1967 Apr 27