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Drag perturbations of artificial satellite orbits in a spherically symmetrical atmosphere
Author(s) -
Burs L.,
Minier Liceul,
Pál Á.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.19813020405
Subject(s) - physics , atmosphere (unit) , eccentricity (behavior) , drag , satellite , classical mechanics , scale height , anomaly (physics) , variation (astronomy) , geodesy , mechanics , geology , meteorology , astrophysics , astronomy , political science , law , condensed matter physics
The equations characterizing the motion of an artificial satellite in a non‐rotating spherically symmetrical atmosphere are integrated in the assumption of a linear variation of the density scale height with height, and using a new variable instead of the true anomaly. The secular perturbations in the semi‐major axis and eccentricity are deduced.