THE EFFECT OF SOLAR RADIATION PRESSURE ON THE MOTION OF AN ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE

Abstract

The effects of solar radiation pressure on the motion of an artificial satellite are obtained, including the effects of the intermittent acceleration which results from the eclipsing of the satellite by the earth. Vectorial methods have been utilized to obtain the nonlinear equations describing the motion, and the method of Kryloff-Bogoliuboff has been applied in their solution. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0263573

Entities

People

  • Robert W. Bryant

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Equations
  • Fluids
  • Plasmas (Physics)
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Pressure
  • Solar Radiation
  • Solar Wind
  • Space Plasmas

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Orbital Debris