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.


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    Title :

    Ground tracks of earth-period (24-hr) satellites


    Additional title:

    AIAA J


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    AIAA Journal ; 4 , n 12


    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :




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