Upper-atmosphere winds from the orbit of 1971-37B, Cosmos 408 rocket

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May 1978

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978jbis...31..176b&link_type=abstract

British Interplanetary Society, Journal (Orbital Dynamics), vol. 31, May 1978, p. 176-180.

Physics

Cosmos Satellites, Orbit Decay, Orbital Elements, Satellite Orbits, Upper Atmosphere, Wind Effects, Angular Velocity, Atmospheric Effects, Orbit Calculation, Satellite Drag

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Cosmos 408 rocket, 1971-37B, was launched on April 24, 1971, into an orbit inclined at 81.8 deg to the equator, with an initial perigee height of 201 km. In the course of its lifetime of 158 days, the orbital inclination changed by more than 0.07 deg, and analysis has indicated values of atmospheric rotation rate prior to and subsequent to the time of the 15th-order resonance. The values found were: May-July 1971, 0.50 + or - 0.15 rev/day; August-September 1971, 1.25 + or 0.05 rev/day - corresponding to mean heights of 230 km (local time of 12-15 hr.) and 215 km (local time of 16-23 hr.), respectively.

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