Abstract An approximate technique for calculating the satellite orbit decay under the aerodynamic drag effect for arbitrary values of the orbit eccentricity and for the realistic model of the altitude dependence of the atmospheric density is proposed.


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    Title :

    Estimation of a Satellite Lifetime in Orbit


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Cosmic Research ; 39 , 3 ; 266-274


    Publication date :

    2001-05-01


    Size :

    9 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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