Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986jansc..34..421n&link_type=abstract
Journal of the Astronautical Sciences (ISSN 0021-9142), vol. 34, Oct.-Dec. 1986, p. 421-430.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Earth Orbits, Satellite Ground Tracks, Satellite Orbits, Latitude, Longitude, Reference Systems
Scientific paper
The concept of meridian orbits, as the class of orbits whose ground traces are nearly perpendicular to the equator, is introduced, and the necessary conditions are derived. It is shown by a proper choice of semi-major axis and inclination, that it is possible to maintain the ground trace along the reference meridian up to a certain latitude. The deviations of the ground trace from the reference meridian are analyzed. Design graphs are provided for orbit selection, and a typical orbit selection procedure is presented. Finally, it is shown that these meridian orbits can effectively be used for data collection over a given meridian up to a latitude of + or - 60 degrees.
Akila S.
Nagarajan Nandini
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