Statistics – Computation
Scientific paper
Mar 1970
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1970cemec...2...21l&link_type=abstract
Celestial Mechanics, Volume 2, Issue 1, pp.21-40
Statistics
Computation
Scientific paper
Expressions are given for the first order node-to-node perturbations in the orbital elements of a satellite due to an arbitrary zonal harmonic of the geopotential. Accurate and efficient procedures for computing such perturbations are necessary for orbit determination methods which will fully utilize the highly accurate observations now available. Comparison with a double precision numerical integration is made for an intermediate altitude satellite, TELSTAR I. (Second order perturbations due to the second harmonic, derived elsewhere, are included, as are the first order perturbations due to the zonals through fourteenth order.) Discrepancies in semi-major axis after 1 period are of the order of 0.1 mm. Discrepancies in timing are of the order of 0.03 msec. A detailed discussion of computational efficiency is included.
Jenkins Robert E.
Lubowe Anthony G.
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