Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jul 1998
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Astrophysics and Space Science, v. 259, Issue 2, p. 151-171 (1998).
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
An analytical solution for the joint effects of the Earth oblateness and the direct solar radiation pressure on the motion of an Artificial Earth Satellite of complex shape is constructed. The equations of motion are derived in the previous paper (hereafter refered to as paper I). The solution is effected through two canonical transformations retaining secular and periodic terms up to orders 3 and 2 respectively. The developments stressed on the effects of the radiation pressure and its coupling with the earth's gravity. A procedure for the computation of position and velocity is outlined. The conditions of the resonance are determined and the procedure for the transformations in the case of resonance is outlined. The solution revealed as expected that radiation pressure produced secular effects at the third order resulting from the coupling between periodic terms at lower orders. These affect both the main satellite body and the antenna.
Ahmed Mostafa K.
El-Saftawy M. I.
Helali Y. E.
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