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The influence of the solar radiation pressure on the motion of an artificial satellite
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Copyright Year | 1960 |
| Description | This article reports an investigation of the effect of solar radiation pressure on the motion of an artificial satellite. The theory has been applied to the orbit of the Vanguard I satellite, and is found to produce significant perturbations in the perigee height of that satellite. In the case of a satellite with a large ratio of area to mass the major terms introduced by solar radiation pressure can reduce the perigee distance at the rate of 1 to 2 km per day, so that the lifetime of the satellite will become considerably shorter than it would be without this effect. |
| File Size | 1046704 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20150019717 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9x10tp8r |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1960-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Solar Physics Astrodynamics Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
