Orbital perturbations due to radiation pressure for a spacecraft of complex shape

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Jan 1983

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Celestial Mechanics (ISSN 0008-8714), vol. 29, Jan. 1983, p. 27-43. Research supported by the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astrodynamics, Communication Satellites, Radiation Pressure, Satellite Perturbation, Solar Radiation, Axisymmetric Bodies, Long Term Effects, Orbital Elements, Orbital Position Estimation, Perturbation Theory, Satellite Attitude Control

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The perturbations due to solar radiation pressure on the orbit of a high artificial satellite are analyzed. The latter is modelled in a simplified way (axisymmetric body plus despun antenna emitting a radio beam), which seems suitable to describe the main effects for existing telecommunication satellites. The regularized general perturbation equations are used, by expressing the force in the moving Gauss' reference frame and by expanding the results in terms of some small parameters, referring both to the orbit (small eccentricity and inclination) and to the spacecraft's attitude. Some interesting results are derived, which assess the relative importance of different physical effects and of different parts of the spacecraft in determining the long term evolution of the orbital elements.

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