Paper presents some typical examples of tracks; for equatorial satellite, maximum longitudinal displacement is shown as function of eccentricity; tracks of circular orbits depend only on inclination of orbital plane; shapes of tracks for elliptical orbit often assume form of loops and depend on inclination, eccentricity, and in-plane longitude of perigee; time of describing these loops is computed for some typical cases, as are values of parameters at which loops disappear.
Ground tracks of earth-period (24-hr) satellites
AIAA J
AIAA Journal ; 4 , n 12
1966
6 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Ground tracks of earth-period /24-hr/ satellites.
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