Paper attempts to show how ability to predict orbital lifetime accurately depends on understanding of dynamics of upper atmosphere and low-density aerodynamics; primary cause of satellite decay, in less than 700-km-altitude domain, is aerodynamic resistance to vehicle; equations used to compute orbital decay, or equivalency, rate of change of apogee altitude and perigee altitude, are essentially those developed by T.E.Sterne; physical phenomena which must be considered to predict orbital lifetime of satellite; establishment of efficient mathematical procedures to define effective attitude over considerable time spaces appears to be warranted.
Earth-orbital lifetime and satellite decay
Astronautics Aeronautics
Astronautics and Aeronautics ; 6 , n 1
1968
8 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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