A METHOD OF COMPUTING SATELLITE POSITION IN LOW-INCLINATION, LOW-ECCENTRICITY ORBITS AROUND AN OBLATE EARTH,

Abstract

This document presents a method for computing the position of a satellite in a low-inclination, low-eccentricity orbit around an oblate earth using a set of orbital elements developed by S. Herrick. Previous investigations using these orbital elements have not included the perturbations caused by the oblateness of the earth. The entire procedure has been programmed for a digital computer, and the results checked with other methods which make use of different orbital parameters. A relatively small amount of computer time is required. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0604864

Entities

People

  • R. H. Greene

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Computers
  • Computing Devices
  • Digital Computers
  • Eccentricity
  • Mathematics
  • Orbital Elements
  • Perturbations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris