The mechanism for rotating the plane of a satellite orbit

Details The mechanism for rotating the plane of a satellite orbit The mechanism for rotating the plane of a satellite orbit

Mar 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991kosis..29..201m&link_type=abstract

Kosmicheskie Issledovaniia (ISSN 0023-4206), vol. 29, Mar.-Apr. 1991, p. 201-211. In Russian.

Physics

Gravitational Fields, Natural Satellites, Orbit Perturbation, Planetary Orbits, Center Of Mass, Equations Of Motion, Inclination, Motion Stability, Viscoelasticity

Scientific paper

This paper examines the mechanism for a slow change in the inclination of a satellite's orbital plane caused by the action of dissipative forces arising in a deformable planet. It is shown that, in the case of a nonrotating planet, the change in the orbital plane inclination can occur both toward the equator of the planet and away from the equator. Rotation of the planet affects the inclination of the satellite orbital plane, leading to an eventual coincidence of the satellite orbital plane of with the equatorial plane of the planet.

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