A STOCHASTIC MODEL FOR ARTIFICIAL EARTH SATELLITE ILLUMINATION

Abstract

The illumination condition of an artificial earth satellite is investigated in relation to the geographic location of the sub-satellite point. A stochastic problem is formulated by postulating a 'random' satellite, and the solution to this problem is indicated analytically. A statistical solution is obtained from a digital computer simulation program, together with a sensitivity analysis of parametric variations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0481326

Entities

People

  • Robert D. Kaiser

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Circular Orbits
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Distribution Functions
  • Latitude
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • New York
  • Orbital Inclination
  • Probability Distribution Functions
  • Probability Distributions
  • Random Variables
  • Satellite Orbits
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites