AN OBSERVATION OF THE SATELLITE PERTURBATION PRODUCED BY THE SOLAR TIDE.

Abstract

By analysis of perturbations in the inclinations of two nearly polar satellites, we have found a reasonable value for the tidal number k that is effective for the total of earth and ocean tides, for the semidiurnal solar tide. Similar methods can be applied to the lunar tide. The amount of tidal friction is not found accurately. We believe that the error in the friction is produced by a perturbation on the satellites that has not been identified. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0467993

Entities

People

  • Robert R. Newton

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Friction
  • Observation
  • Ocean Tides
  • Perturbations

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris