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Analytical Third Order Solution for Coupling Effects of Earth Oblateness and Direct Solar Radiation Pressure on the Motion of Artificial Satellites
Department of Astronomy, National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Cairo, Egypt
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International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics·Volume 04 (2014)·Pages 530–543·Published 14 August 2014·DOI10.4236/ijaa.2014.43049
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Abstract
Coupling effects of Earth oblateness and direct solar radiation pressure on the motion of an artificial satellite are evaluated. Secular and periodic terms are retained up to order three and two respectively, where the coefficient of the second zonal harmonic of the geopotential is considered of first order. The solution revealed the existence of secular terms at order three that arises from the couplings between terms, of lower orders, resulting from the solar radiation pressure.
KeywordsEarth Oblateness-Solar Radiation Pressure-Artificial Satellites
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