Accuracy of Orbital Predictions for Close Satellites.

Abstract

The principal sources of orbital prediction errors are instrumental errors, neglected geodetic effects and unpredictable atmospheric variations. The geodetic effects are estimated in the paper. These include estimates of the first few terms of the expression for the earth's gravitational field, and estimates of the expected residual geodetic errors in certain broad areas of the world. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 05, 1962
Accession Number
AD0758423

Entities

People

  • William M. Kaula

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Errors
  • Gravitational Fields
  • Lepidoptera
  • Residuals

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris