Air density at a height of 128 km, from visual observations of 1972-25G

Details Air density at a height of 128 km, from visual observations of 1972-25G Air density at a height of 128 km, from visual observations of 1972-25G

Oct 1975

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975p%26ss...23.1405b&link_type=abstract

Planetary and Space Science, vol. 23, Oct. 1975, p. 1405-1411.

Physics

Atmospheric Density, Density Measurement, Molniya Satellites, Satellite Drag, Annual Variations, Geomagnetism, Tables (Data)

Scientific paper

Six hundred and fifty five visual observations of 1972-25G Molniya 1V Rocket were made when its perigee height was below 130 km, and were used to determine its orbit at 17 epochs between Nov. 5, 1973 and Feb. 24, 1974 and obtain almost daily values of its rate of decay. These give 52 values of atmospheric density with a relative accuracy of 1% at a height of 128 km in latitudes 55-65 S. Day-to-day variations correlated with geomagnetic activity of up to 10% are found, along with an irregular semiannual variation of amplitude 10%. The decrease in inclination has been measured accurately enough to enable the mean atmospheric rotation rate to be determined over the same time span.

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