Numerical Analysis of Critical Inclinations about the Planet Mars

Abstract

This study investigated critical inclinations about the planet Mars. Averaged equations of motion were numerically integrated over a time span of ten Earth years for various inclinations, eccentricities, and perigee heights. Each orbit (i.e. set of initial conditions) produced a standard deviation of the variations in eccentricity (SDE) and inclination (SDI). These were calculated using a polynomial approximation to the variations. Surface plots of SDI and SDE vs the initial conditions are then examined to ascertain the critical inclinations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA230613

Entities

People

  • Kenneth J. Hyatt

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Astronautics
  • Command And Control
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Geometry
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Orbital Elements
  • Orbits
  • Polynomials
  • Satellite Orbits
  • Spacecraft
  • Standards
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris