Applications and Results of Orbit Determination

Abstract

The paper summarizes the reasons for determining the orbits of earth satellites, and describes how knowledge of the earth's gravitational potential and its atmosphere has improved as a result of orbit determination. The paper is based on the second of two lectures given at the ESRO summer school on Spacecraft Operations, held at Gravenbruch, near Frankfurt, West Germany, in August 1970.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0728272

Entities

People

  • Robert H. Gooding

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Apogees
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheric Density
  • Communication Satellites
  • Computer Programs
  • Eccentricity
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Gravitational Fields
  • Orbital Elements
  • Orbits
  • Satellite Orbits
  • Solar Radiation
  • Spacecraft

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris