GENERAL PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES FOR SATELLITE ORBIT PREDICTION STUDY. VOLUME I. STUDY AND RESULTS.
Abstract
The available published General Perturbations solutions for satellite motion about an oblate planet are surveyed and systematically tabulated. This tabulation is used in a qualitative analysis leading to the selection of techniques best suited for satellite orbit prediction. The theories adopted for programming and quantitative analysis are those of Brouwer; Izsak; Hall, Gawlowicz and Vahradian; Petty and Breakwell; and that of Aeronutronic. Parametric comparisons between these theories and a Special Perturbations method, presented in graphical form, provide a means for evaluating the orbit prediction characteristics of the theories. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0437476
Entities
People
- C. Purcell
- J. D. Enright
- J. L. Arsenault