AN ELEMENTARY DERIVATION OF THE PRINCIPAL EFFECTS OF THE OBLATENESS OF THE EARTH UPON THE ORBITS OF SATELLITES.

Abstract

General formulas for the first-order effects of the oblateness of the Earth upon the orbits of satellites were reported in 1957 by R. E. Roberson and by D. G. King-Hele. Their derivations employed methods which are unfamiliar to those not having studied the mathematics of astronomy. In this Technical Report/Research Paper No. 76, an elementary derivation is given for these useful and important results. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 27, 1967
Accession Number
AD0653078

Entities

People

  • John E. Brock

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Astronomy
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Mathematics
  • Space Sciences
  • Space Systems

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris