Satellite Drag Perturbations in Nonsingular Variables Produced by an Oblate Diurnal Atmosphere. I. Theory.
Abstract
Analytic expressions are derived that describe the atmospheric drag induced decay rates for the semimajor axis and eccentricity for orbits of small eccentricity. The effects of both the oblate earth figure and diurnal density variations are included in the development. Equations describing the effects of geopotential perturbations are also summarized.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA157869
Entities
People
- A. D. Parks
Organizations
- Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division