The Spadats Mathematical Model.

Abstract

The mathematical model presently used by the Space Detection and Tracking System (SPADATS), operated by the U. S. Air Force, Air Defense Command, to describe the orbital motion of Earth satellites is presented. The formulation is given and the non-Keplerian terms are justified. Various output formats of the system are described and defined. Limitations of the model are discussed in a qualitative fashion. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 05, 1963
Accession Number
AD0415001

Entities

People

  • C. G. Hilton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Computations
  • Computers
  • Detection
  • Eccentricity
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Integrals
  • Intervals
  • Mathematical Models
  • Notation
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Satellite Orbits
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris