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.

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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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Density
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Celestial Mechanics
  • Computational Science
  • Diurnal Variations
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Low Altitude
  • Orbital Elements
  • Orbits
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Space Systems

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris