DETERMINATION OF THE ASPHERICITY PARAMETERS OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE FROM CHANGES IN THE ORBITAL ELEMENTS OF ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES,
Abstract
An equation is set up for the air density distribution in the earth's atmosphere on the basis of change in the orbital period of satellites. The parameters characterizing the latitude, diurnal, and solar activity effects in the air density distribution were obtained from data on orbital periods and elements of 1958 Alpha, 1960 Xi 1, 1961 NU 1, and 1959 Eta. Determination of the latitude effect from observed changes in orbital period is uncertain, and must be allowed for theoretically. The amplitude of the diurnal effect increases with geocentric distance, whereas solar activity seems to be weakly dependent on the altitude. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 28, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0654562
Entities
People
- A. M. Fominov
Organizations
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory