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Orbit determination by four observations
Author(s) -
Kahl Kristensen L.
Publication year - 1995
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.2103160414
Subject(s) - orbit (dynamics) , physics , elliptic orbit , angular momentum , orbit determination , astronomy , arc (geometry) , geodesy , classical mechanics , mathematics , geology , geometry , aerospace engineering , satellite , engineering
Abstract An elliptic orbit is determined from two short‐arc pairs of observations at different oppositions by the angular momentum integral. Other methods for initial orbit determination than the classical do exist.