A study has been performed to define the orbital characteristics of a satellite dedicated to monitoring the coastal zones of the United States. The primary area of coverage is the east coast with secondary coverage of the west coast. Since no one orbital inclination fits both coasts, the inclination was determined by the east coast to be 63 deg. This inclination was found to give better coverage of the east coast than either its retrograde counterpart or a sun synchronous orbit. The two coasts require quite different orbits to maximize the coverage. The use of a small propulsive maneuver could be used to compromise the coverage between the two coastlines and change from one type orbit to the other.


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    Titel :

    Orbit analysis for coastal zone oceanography observations.


    Beteiligte:
    Harrison, E. F. (Autor:in) / Green, R. N. (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    Aerospace Sciences Meeting ; 1973 ; Washington, DC


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1973-01-01


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :



    Orbit Analysis for Coastal Zone Oceanography Observations

    EDWIN F. HARRISON AND RICHARD N. GREEN | AIAA | 1974


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